American ride-sharing service Uber Technologies is looking to move into driverless trucking following its acquisition of the start-up autonomous driving company, Otto. Through Otto, Uber plans to shake up the USD700 billion road freight with self-driving technology that could allow truckers to sleep in their cabs as they drive along. Otto makes autonomous driving equipment […]
A partner of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) since 2012, Renault Trucks uses a mobile training unit to provide local WFP teams in Africa with training on truck maintenance and fleet and workshop management. “The idea of establishing a partnership with Renault Trucks occurred to us in 2011. At that time, we had […]
Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturer, announced yesterday that it has delivered 51 Ace tippers to Jaipur Nagar Nigam, for garbage collection vehicles in Jaipur. India’s Minister for Urban Development and Housing and Shri Rajpal Singh Shekhawat and the Mayor of Jaipur, Shri Nirmal Nahata, were present at a ceremonial flag-off of these garbage […]
BUMA, one of Indonesia’s leading mining operators, has decided to invest in 266 Scania trucks over the next five years, at a value of approximately USD 30 million. The order includes parts and maintenance contracts and will be delivered by Scania’s partner United Tractors. In the face of tough competition from other manufacturers, Scania was […]
Volvo has introduced a new pedestrian and cyclist detection system that emits audible warnings of approaching vehicles. The system continuously monitors the bus’s vicinity and a sound to warn other road-users when they get too near the bus. The driver is also alerted via sound and light signals inside the vehicle and if there is […]
VW Constellation 24.280 CNG The VW Constellation 24.280, the flagship and market-leading product in Brazil for eight years running, appeared at the trade fair with a CNG drive system, which is a sustainable addition to the conventional diesel engines on offer. Estimates for the prototype envisage a 20% reduction in nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions […]
Scania has once again won the prestigious “International Truck of the Year” award. The jury’s motivation emphasised the new truck generation’s driver comfort, safety aspects and its positive impact on haulers’ overall economy, among other factors. “The award is the leading recognition in the industry that all our engineers and in practice the entire Scania […]
Volvo trucks have just taken two world speed records with its 2367bhp ‘Iron Knight’ truck. The custom-built racer has – pending final FIA verification – set new world truck speed records for the 0-500m and 0-1000m sprints. It dispatched the 0-500m run in 13.71sec, achieving an average of 82mph in the process. The 1000m run […]
Knorr-Bremse has built an autonomous semitrailer rig that can drive itself to the loading bay and back across the yard with no driver in the cab. The company is demonstrating this and other driver assistance systems from the future of highly automated commercial vehicles in a test truck in the New Mobility World LIVE arena […]
Under the umbrella of Volkswagen Truck & Bus, the MAN and Scania brands have determined clear principles for their joint development projects and have concluded a corresponding basic agreement. In future, teams consisting of engineers from both brands will develop core components of the drive train together. There will be common platforms for engines, gearboxes, […]
