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UPDATED: Daimler takes stake in automated vehicle company
Plans to have SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks on the road within a decade
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ZF to acquire Wabco in blockbuster deal
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – ZF has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wabco, forming an integrated systems provider for commercial vehicle technologies with annual sales totaling about US$45 billion. The deal is valued at about US$7 billion. Wabco is a global…
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Volvo demonstrates connected vehicle technologies
CARSON, Calif. – Volvo Group recently demonstrated the potential of connected vehicle technologies integrated with traffic signal data, using a Volvo VNL. The demonstration of Eco-Drive was done along two connected freight corridors in Carson, Calif. Eco-Drive integrates traffic signal…
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Bendix opens technical center in Mexico
MONTERREY, Mexico – Bendix has opened a new 7,800 sq.-ft. technical center in Monterrey, Mexico. The site will be used to drive research and development across Bendix’s line of products. The engineering team there will work across the Bendix product…
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Young “hackers” help Canada Cartage fight cargo theft
HAMILTON, Ont. – Canada Cartage recently engaged Ontario university students to help fight cargo theft. More than 600 students participated in 30-hour non-stop “hack-a-thon” event called DeltaHacks on Jan. 26-27. Participating businesses presented the hackers with challenges, and students then…
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Ontario to roll out scale bypass technologies
Technologies will pre-screen and pre-clear trucks, based on their condition and compliance rates
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Daimler abandons platooning to focus on automation
Will be first to market with Level 2 autonomous truck
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A Canadian first
Platooning tested on Canadian highways, forestry roads for the first time
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Image can be everything
Panel says industry must step up to attract more people into trucking
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Volvo’s electric trucks coming to North America in 2020
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo Trucks has announced it will introduce all-electric trucks to the North American market in 2020. The launch will come through a partnership between Volvo Group, California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and other industry…
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Wabco to supply technologies for new heavy-duty Hino
NOVI, Mich. – Wabco has announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Hino Trucks, to provide braking technology and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for its new heavy-duty truck. The new XL Series Class 7/8 Hino will come…
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Trucker Path teams up with Goodyear on roadside assistance
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Trucker Path users will soon have direct access to roadside service in the U.S. thanks to a new partnership. The popular app is partnering with Goodyear Commercial Tire and Service Center (CTSC) locations to offer support to drivers…
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Atmore weigh station one of the most advanced in Canada
ATMORE, Alta. – A new Alberta weigh station is setting the bar when it comes to technology. At the top of its class in Canada, you’d have to travel south of the border to find a commercial truck weigh station…
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Panel talks automated trucks and how they could create ‘more desirable’ jobs
EDMONTON, Alta. – There may be a consensus on what still needs to be done for autonomous trucks to thrive, but opinions vary on the timing. A panel addressing freight transitions during the Conference Board of Canada’s Autonomous 2018 convention…
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Daimler to open automated truck R&D center
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks announced today the creation of an Automated Truck Research and Development Center, which will be located at its new headquarters in Portland, Ore. The new center will be dedicated to further developing automated driving technology,…
