Equipment Stand-alone Daimler Trucks to focus on zero-emission future May 20, 2021 Daimler Trucks is gradually turning away from internal combustion engines (ICE) as it prepares for a changing future — one that will involve battery-electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, and life…
Equipment Daimler to spin off truck business February 4, 2021 Daimler plans to spin off Daimler Truck as a separate business and establish two independent pure-play companies, eventually renaming the car part of the business as Mercedes-Benz. The Germany-based company…
Equipment Fuel cells really are on the way to trucking October 6, 2020 Well, there’s no doubt now, though I’ve never thought there was. Hydrogen fuel cells are coming on strong, and maybe sooner than you think. Everybody and his brother – hell,…
Technology Former NASA safety executive joins Torc September 8, 2020 BLACKSBURG, Va. – Self-driving truck company Torc Robotics has hired former NASA safety engineering executive John Marinaro as director of operational safety and testing. As a member of the executive…
Sustainability Daimler tests autonomous trucks on public roads September 9, 2019 Daimler Trucks is testing autonomous trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on highways in southwest Virginia. BLACKSBURG, Va. — Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are actively developing and…
