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Linde And Daimler Truck Ag To Collaborate On Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Technology For Trucks

Linde (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) and Daimler Truck AG have signed an agreement to jointly develop the next generation of liquid-hydrogen refueling technology for fuel-cell-powered trucks. With their collaboration the partners aim to make the refueling process with hydrogen as easy and practical as possible. Together the companies will focus on a new process for handling liquid hydrogen (“subcooled” liquid hydrogen “sLH2 technology”). This innovative ap...

Daimler Truck Ag And Foton Start Joint Production Of Mercedes Benz Trucks

Joint venture Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co. Ltd. (BFDA) to produce and distribute Mercedes-Benz trucks in China Based on Daimler Trucks platform strategy new heavy-duty truck “Made in China for China” Vehicles will get state-of-the-art Daimler Trucks technology Start of production planned in two years from now in new BFDA truck plant in Huairou Investment of more than 3.8 billion RMB (over 485 million euros) by joint venture BFDA for acquis...

Van Mieghem Logistics Tests Battery Electric Truck

Transport and logistics specialist Van Mieghem Logistics starts practical test with Mercedes-Benz eActros. Van Mieghem uses 25-ton truck for distribution of among others pharmaceutical goods and food products. Swap body with electrical cooling unit from Schmitz Cargobull enables emission-free temperature-controlled transport. Mercedes-Benz Trucks continues with practical trials of the battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros. For the first time a Bel...

Daimler Trucks And Torc Partner With Luminar To Enable Automated Trucking

Luminar Technologies Inc. the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology and the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck AG announced a strategic partnership to enable highly automated trucking starting on highways. Experts at Daimler Trucks its U.S. subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Torc Robotics part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group with the experts at Luminar are colla...

Daimler Trucks And Waymo Have Signed A Strategic Partnership

Daimler Trucks and Waymo have signed a broad global strategic partnership to deploy autonomous SAE L4 technology. Their initial effort will combine Waymo's industry-leading automated driver technology with a unique version of Daimler's Freightliner Cascadia to enable autonomous driving. Waymo brings over a decade of experience building the World’s Most Experienced Driver™ having driven over 20 million miles on public roads across 25 U.S. cities an...