Daimler Trucks Unveils Mercedes-Benz Future Truck
The shape of the cab is quite a departure from the company's flagship Actros model, but the beauty of the truck goes well beyond skin deep.
Side mirrors are replaced by aft-facing long and wide angle cameras that display on two 12-inch screens located on cab's the A-pillars.
Inside, the cab is more like a modern paperless office than the cab of a transport truck.
Daimler Trucks head Wolfgang Bernhard at the helm of the concept truck illustrating the company's vision of the future.
Instead of headlights, this truck uses LED lights that shine through the paint, but glow in different colors depending what the truck is doing.
The Highway Pilot system further extends the truck's safety systems and helps it interact with other nearby vehicles as well as the roadway itself.
Side mirrors are replaced by aft-facing long and wide angle cameras that display on two 12-inch screens located on cab's the A-pillars.
The accompanying images show a rather fanciful white leather seat and hardwood floors, which while attractive and upscale, could prove a bit hard to keep clean in such an environment. But it is a prototype after all.
Gone is the traditional dashboard, replaced by a dockable tablet computer.
The passenger seat is replaced by a lounge chair for the driver's relaxation time. The bed is high up in the sleeper compartment as they typically are in Europe.