Volvo hopes that advances in this new area of digital innovation will make financial and insurance products “more dynamic and easier to access”.

A two-year industry/educational institution collaboration project, called SAPOHVAC, utilising AI systems such as deep learning and machine learning has been developed to run a range of diagnostic tests on Hispacold’s HVAC systems in various scenarios that can predict when maintenance is needed.

The upgraded version goes beyond monitoring tyre distance, condition, pressure and tread depth, as it now also features tyre history, allowing fleet operators to schedule maintenance better and manage tyre replacement more cost effectively.

Siemens will supply its newest iterations of the long-running ‘Simatic’ line of PLCs (i.e., industrial computers) and will train Continental engineers in the use of its ‘Totally Integrated Automation Portal’.

Daimler Truck’s aim is to replace legacy systems inherited from its former parent, Mercedes-Benz Group, with a new system which integrates workflows and product design across all of its brands.

For a fixed fee, which can be spread over 60 months and bundled with a vehicle lease, customers are given access to remote diagnostics and programming services which update vehicle software over-the-air and identify potential faults with truck components.

Part of a series of features on the tech industry and its impact on commercial vehicles, this piece looks at established firms and start-ups based around Toronto and in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, both situated in southern Ontario, Canada.

The “TireTech” app provides information on the optimum tyre pressure for Continental’s truck and bus tyre range as well as relevant service information, helping maximise performance, uptime and fleet efficiency benefitting operators, dealers and service technicians alike.

The all-new Vehicle Tech Lab can house complete trucks, bus and coach chassis and components.

Apollo explains that as part of the company’s digital strategy to implement Industry 4.0 technology into its systems and processes, the Digital Innovation Centre will also use the latest in new age technologies.

The centre is responsible for robotics, computer vision (machine vision), hybrid AI (combination of machine learning with conventional software programs) and automated data labelling (marking objects in images).

The first in an open-ended series of features on the tech industry's involvement in the commercial vehicle space, this article takes a glance at how the technology, business model, and culture of 'Silicon Valley-type' start-ups have already changed the way the CV industry works.