Photos: Daimler's Semi-Autonomous Truck Platooning
Car cutting in between platooned vehicles during Highway Pilot Connect demo run shows how the system automatically adjusts truck speeds and folowing distances to fit traffic conditions. Photo: Daimler AG
Visible on removable dash-mounted tablet are location of the lead vehicle (1) itself and the two vehicles following it in platoon formation on the Autobahn while being driven autonomously via Daimler’s Highway Pilot Connect system. Photo: David Cullen
One of three Mercedes Benz Actros cabovers that jointly demonstrated Daimler’s semi-autonomous platooning technology on the Autobahn near Dusseldorf, Germany, in late March. Photo: David Cullen
Trucks #2 and #3 in Daimler’s three-truck Highway Pilot Connect semi-autonomous platoon wait at their marks to follow truck #1 out to the Autobahn for demo run. Photo: David Cullen
While other truck makers have platooning capabilities, Daimler says it's the first to feature autonomous driving technology. Photo: Daimler
The blue rocker switches control Daimler’s Highway Pilot Connect semi-autonomous driving system. Visible to the right is the screen of the removable tablet that, when underway, displays system status as well as the location of the other trucks with which the vehicle platoons. Photo: David Cullen
The in-dash display shows that the Highway Pilot Connect system is available. Photo: Daimler
Inside the cab: The Highway Pilot Connect keeps the truck in the lane. Photo: Daimler
Three-truck platoon of semi-autonomous Mercedes Benz Actros cabovers executes a lane change on the Autobahn. Photo: Daimler AG