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..., leader of the Autobots, who could convert himself into a Freightliner truck at will, and did so, frequently, for various pressing reasons....
...The two companies said they would work together to build an autonomous version of Daimler’s Freightliner Cascadia, a Class 8 truck currently equipped with driver-assist technology....
...The group announced the investment as it unveiled the Freightliner Cascadia, which will go on sale in 2019 and be the first truck in North America to feature partially-automated assistance, at the Consumer...
...The five truck brands bundled into the effort are Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Fuso, Western Star and BharatBenz....
...But Mr Daum cautioned there was a large gap between testing technology and bringing it up to the level of safety and reliability required for commercial production of its brands, including Freightliner and...
...Rotz explains that many of the systems developed for the Inspiration are now incorporated on current Freightliner trucks, such as predictive cruise control, which uses maps and elevation data to keep the...
...Daimler’s self-driving truck technology is called Freightliner Inspiration, and last May Nevada approved its use on the US state’s roads....
...“The system never gets tired,” Wolfgang Bernhard told the FT this year speaking at the launch of its Freightliner truck. “It never gets distracted. It’s always at 100 per cent.”...
...Freightliner, part of Germany's Daimler Trucks, plans to take some of the strain off the US's truckers — with a truck that can take over some of the driving. Robert Wright takes a ride on one....
...After pushing a button on the steering wheel, the truck steers, accelerates and brakes without the intervention of Mr Urban, an engineer at Freightliner’s headquarters....
...On Tuesday evening, Daimler, which sells more heavy trucks in North America than any other manufacturer, introduced the new truck — the Freightliner Inspiration — by driving it across the Hoover Dam on the...
...Daimler’s US Freightliner truck business manufactures products locally and books sales in dollars. The US currency has appreciated strongly against the euro during the past year....
...(NYMag) Video of the day Baby, you can drive my car Freightliner plans to take some strain off its truckers with a self-driving truck. Robert Wright takes a ride on one. (FT)...
...(NYMag) Video of the day Baby, you can drive my car Freightliner plans to take some strain off its truckers with a self-driving truck. Robert Wright takes a ride on one....
...The North American truck market, where Daimler sells its Freightliner brand, has in contrast remained robust....
...Daimler Trucks North America, the North American truck arm of Germany’s Daimler, which makes Freightliner trucks, announced on January 30 it might lay off 1,300 workers because of the downturn....
...A decade ago Freightliner trucks used a variety of heavy duty engines provided by external suppliers – now more than 80 per cent are supplied by Daimler....
...The company – whose Freightliner and Western Star brands account for about a third of North American heavy truck sales – is the first significant truckmaker to announce redundancy plans since the market’...
...High fuel prices for trucks, growing road congestion and increasing environmental concerns are gradually pushing some of the UK’s highest-profile freight customers to shift traffic on to trains, according...
...There are a handful of London buses using Enova systems, but its customers also include Navistar and Freightliner in the US....
...trucks and Mercedes cars)....
...Its two biggest competitors – the former EWS, bought by Deutsche Bahn in 2007, and Freightliner, bought by Bahrain’s Arcapita in 2008, are already owned by non-British groups....
...The challenge for passenger services was less acute because passenger rail competed better against cars than rail freight could against trucks....
...The only other rail freight company was Freightliner, which operated only in the so-called intermodal market, moving shipping containers....
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