Western Star brings tough to technology
Just because a job is hard doesn’t mean that the solution has to be. The Western Star team tackles it from all angles.
Automated and automatic transmissions for heavy-haul
Heavy-haul. Just the name itself gets across the kind of power that is needed for trucks in these applications. Yet the trucks need to be versatile as well, because the truck won’t spend all of its time on the jobsite.
Hyundai, Cummins to collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell technology
Hyundai Motor Co. and Cummins Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly evaluate opportunities to develop and commercialize electric and fuel cell powertrains.
Drivers’ reactions to video and technology
Historically, drivers have been painted as technology adverse. Is that the case today? Also, video seems to be the new frontier in telematics—what’s driving that?
Daimler Trucks begins testing automated trucks on public roads
Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are actively developing and testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public roads.
Speed up your collision repairs by using professional estimating technology
The accident claim-and-repair process can be tedious, time-consuming, full of paperwork and a roadblock for getting a vehicle back on the road quickly and making money. One way to effectively speed the process is by taking advantage of an electronic commercial estimating system. “There’s no doubt that accurate estimates are the key to getting
Daimler Trucks establishes global Autonomous Technology Group
Daimler Trucks is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving as of June 1.
Self driven: Dr. Wilfried Achenbach leads DTNA’s engineers into the automated unknown
Dr. Wilfried Achenbach has a unique perspective on developing advanced safety systems. But it’s not the one you might expect from Daimler Trucks North America’s senior vice president of engineering and technology.
Self driven: Failing safe in the automated unknown
What happens if something goes wrong, if there’s software or component failure for a Level 4 automated truck? It’s one of the first questions that the Daimler Trucks team approaches, as it’s paramount to safety.
Daimler Trucks acquires majority stake in Torc Robotics; takes aim at automated trucks
Daimler Trucks has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Torc Robotics for an undisclosed sum. Closing of the acquisition is subject to approval from U.S. authorities. The companies plan to work together to commercialize highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) on U.S. roads. As part of the overall agreements, the Torc team will work
