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Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 21, 2018

Daimler's Daum: Platooning May Not be the Holy Grail

At the HDMA Breakfast at the IAA Show in Hannover, Germany, the head of Daimler’s Truck and Bus business division noted that not all new technologies ultimately pan out. And truck platooning may be one of them.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 18, 2018

Daimler Trucks Touts Technology Advances Ahead of IAA Show

Daimler showed its vision of the future at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show, displaying new technologies and electric trucks, vans, and buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

Report: Self-Driving Trucks Could Put Best-Paying Jobs at Risk

Autonomous trucks could have a significant impact on the less-than-truckload sector of trucking and drivers could be left behind unless industry and public policymakers work together to guide the transition.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsAugust 31, 2018

Why Electric Trucks? Why Now?

Electric trucks are coming, and proponents say they’ll earn their keep right out of the box.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJuly 31, 2018

Commentary: There Must be a Business Case for New Truck Tech

There has to be a business case for fleets to invest in new tech like platooning and electric trucks - a benefit in terms of safety, efficiency, or other factors that eventually will go to the bottom line. Commentary by editor in chief Deborah Lockridge.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2018

Denso Partners with Startup Group to Advance Technology Development

Along with 40 other automotive industry players, Denso has partnered with the Plug and Play Mobility Program to advance business and development in connectivity, autonomous technology, shared mobility, and electrification.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJuly 10, 2018

A Fatal Vision of the Autonomous Vehicle Future

Naysayers insist accidents, injuries and fatalities show that autonomous vehicle research should be ended or scaled back. But history shows us a more likely path forward.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJuly 6, 2018

Continental Shows Off Advanced Transportation Technology

If you only think "tires" when you think of Continental, think again. HDT's Jack Roberts shares a preview of some of the high-tech solutions the company will showcase at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in September in Germany.

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ArticlesJuly 2, 2018

Commentary: Are SuperTrucks a Waste of Money?

SuperTrucks have been called a waste of taxpayer money or government-funded marketing. Executive Contributing Editor Rolf Lockwood might disagree.

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Articlesby David CullenJune 28, 2018

ZF Unveils its Latest Roadmap to Electric and Automated Trucks and More

German component manufacturer ZF Friedrichshafen AG showed off its vision of the future of trucking and logistics at the company's Technology Day, unveiling new electric and automated vehicle technologies.

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