Commercial Vehicle News
New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council
New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council The safety of motorists and members of their own highways team was uppermost in the minds of Cardiff Council procurement chiefs when they ordered two new Mercedes-Benz trucks to help traffic flow smoothly in and arou...
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SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot
SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced today that SF Express has selected the company for China’s first commercial freight pilot to demonstrate how supervised autonom...
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Volvo Penta and TICO delivering electromobility to terminal tractors
Volvo Penta and TICO delivering electromobility to terminal tractors Volvo Penta and TICO are taking the first step in their ambitions to introduce an emission-free, electric terminal tractor. This partnership and project represent another milestone in Volvo Penta’s electromobility journey and align...
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AECOM partners with Houston METRO to automate zero emissions transit technology
AECOM partners with Houston METRO to automate zero emissions transit technology AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, has partnered with Houston METRO, the region’s largest public transit provider, to accelerate deployment of automated technology in transit vehicles. Funded thro...
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TruckLabs successfully tests TruckWings to save diesel
TruckLabs successfully tests TruckWings to save diesel TruckLabs, a technology company helping transform the trucking industry, announced today that Maxway Trucking, a provider of specialized freight services in the western region of the United States, has adopted TruckLabs’ patented TruckWings tech...
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Ford Dagenham to provide advanced technology diesel engines for Ford Transits
Ford Dagenham to provide advanced technology diesel engines for Ford Transits Ford announced today that Ford Dagenham Engine Plant to the east of London will manufacture the latest advanced technology diesel engines for the next generation Ford Transit Custom range. The next generation Ford Transit...
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REE unveils REEcorners and EV Platforms designed for Commercial Electric Vehicles
REE unveils REEcorners and EV Platforms designed for Commercial Electric Vehicles REE Automotive, an innovator in e-mobility, which recently announced its merger with 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp., today revealed 5 new and improved REEcorner™ architecture designs and the technology be...
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Next Generation Electric Ford Transit to be built in Turkey
Next Generation Electric Ford Transit to be built in Turkey Ford today confirmed that the next generation Ford Transit Custom range will include an all-electric model in addition to plug-in hybrid, mild hybrid and conventional engine variants. The new Custom range – which includes the Transit Custom...
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Albertsons and Tortoise launch remote-controlled delivery cart trials in California
Albertsons and Tortoise launch remote-controlled delivery cart trials in California Albertsons Companies announced today that it has partnered with Tortoise, an automated logistics company focused on last-mile solutions, to pilot its remote-controlled zero-emission delivery cart in Northern Californ...
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AEye LiDAR powering the next generation of car and truck ADAS Solutions
AEye LiDAR powering the next generation of car and truck ADAS Solutions AEye, Inc., a global leader in active, high-performance LiDAR solutions, today announced that it has established new LiDAR performance standards across all major metrics in performance specification tests monitored, validated an...
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NVIDIA DRIVE Orin driving the next-generation of Plus autonomous truck technology
NVIDIA DRIVE Orin driving the next-generation of Plus autonomous truck technology Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced today that it will equip the next generation of its autonomous truck driving system with the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin™ system-on-a-...
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Developing an Autonomous Freight Network within the US regulatory landscape
Developing an Autonomous Freight Network within the US regulatory landscape The US Department of Transportation has taken many steps over the last five years to clarify the Federal, State and local roles and approaches to automated driving. However, many of these policies are still in the process of...
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Why is Highways England updating the Highway Code
Why is Highways England updating the Highway Code Highways England, the UK government-run motorways operator, has been looking forward to updating the Highway Code in the upcoming weeks. The Highway code is a list of rules, guidelines, advices, mandatory rules, and information for the road users in...
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Mobileye, Transdev ATS and Lohr Group developing Autonomous Shuttles
Mobileye, Transdev ATS and Lohr Group developing Autonomous Shuttles Mobileye, an Intel Company, Transdev Autonomous Transport System (ATS), part of Transdev Group dedicated to autonomous mobility solutions; and Lohr Group, a mobility solutions manufacturer, today announced a strategic collaboration...
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US Postal Service awards Oshkosh billion dollar contract for 165,000 electric vehicles
US Postal Service awards Oshkosh billion dollar contract for 165,000 electric vehicles The U.S. Postal Service announced yesterday that it has awarded a 10-year contract to Oshkosh, WI, based Oshkosh Defense, to manufacture a new generation of US built postal delivery vehicles that will drive the mo...
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Einride and Electrolux electrify transport with innovation partnership
Einride and Electrolux electrify transport with innovation partnership Tech transport company Einride and one of the global appliance leaders, Electrolux, announces a strategic partnership to electrify transports, with operations starting in Q2 of this year. The partnership will within the first thr...
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Europcar, Geotab and SureCam help construction firms tackle fleet optimisation
Europcar, Geotab and SureCam help construction firms tackle fleet optimisation Europcar Vans and Trucks, part of Europcar Mobility Group UK, has partnered with telematics leader, Geotab and dash cam provider, SureCam, to offer a six-month free telematics and dash cam video data subscription on new l...
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Ford and Venari build on expertise to produce Project Siren lightweight Ambulances
Ford and Venari build on expertise to produce Project Siren lightweight Ambulances Ford today announced plans to re-establish its presence in the UK ambulance market, with an innovative new Transit ambulance developed in conjunction with industry experts and front-line medical teams under the code n...
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Implications of Autonomous Trucks hitting US roads this year
Implications of Autonomous Trucks hitting US roads this year The idea of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has been around for almost a century, but over the past couple of decades we’ve seen vehicle manufacturers make significant headway in developing and implementing new technologies to make this concept...
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Britain’s top 10 vans of 2020
Britain’s top 10 vans of 2020 2020 was a year like no other, but for many van drivers working on the front line, their vans proved an indispensable means of keeping the wheels of industry turning. While there are many different makes and models on the market to choose from, The Van Insurer is...
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Philippi-Hagenbuch custom rear-eject hauler bodies increase safety and productivity
Philippi-Hagenbuch custom rear-eject hauler bodies increase safety and productivity The key to long-term success in any business is maximizing efficiency. For industrial operations, such as construction, aggregates and mining, achieving this might look more like a complex game of chess. The strategy...
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ENWAY receives approval for Autonomous Sweepers on public roads in Singapore
ENWAY receives approval for Autonomous Sweepers on public roads in Singapore ENWAY, a Berlin-based software manufacturer for self-driving commercial vehicles and the Swiss sweeper manufacturer Bucher Municipal, along with other partners, been testing an autonomous sweeping solution for street cleani...
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GM launches BrightDrop to electrify the delivery of goods and services
GM launches BrightDrop to electrify the delivery of goods and services General Motors announced today a new business, BrightDrop, which will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently. T...
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