The manufacturer is trialling a new autonomous driving feature, developed in-house, which allows buses to drive into and out of passenger stops independently of the driver.

The company has launched two new services designed for the evaluation, verification, and benchmarking of AI-powered systems.

The ‘StackPack 75’ fuel cell system is designed for on-road applications such as urban and intercity buses, coaches, and light- to medium-duty trucks, as well as offroad handling and construction equipment.

Hands-free charging systems developed by Rocsys will support a fleet of thirty self-driving terminal tractors, allowing them to recharge without requiring humans to manually connect and disconnect them.

Whereas TracKing Pro tracks energy consumption, TracKing Smart Trailer collects data on “critical trailer components” such as tyre pressure, brake health, door position, lights, and axle weight.

The key reason behind this warranty extension is to increase the competitiveness of its products on the back of a projected procurement of an estimated 2,000 additional  waste collection vehicles in the UK over the next three years ahead of new UK  legislation.

With a lifespan of 20 years, the 26 kWh battery utilises Yoshiba LTO cells and delivers double the power of the previous generation (Pulse 15) with a peak output of 400lW for ten seconds.

Turntide is integrating its operations in the northeast of England into a single engineering campus based in Gateshead and is producing inverters under contract with Kaynes Technology India Ltd for the domestic light-duty market.

The company has signalled its intention to move away from its work on self-driving vehicles towards applications in the digital entertainment industry, after coming under investigation from American authorities for illicit technology transfers to China (settled in 2024).

End-of-life batteries used to build charging network.

The company announced its 2024 financial results, with revenues down by EUR 19.5 million in 2024 at EUR 151.8 million compared with EUR 171.3 million in 2023.

MAN says it has invested EUR220m to retool the Nuremberg plant for D30 production, as well as an additional EUR30m in associated crankshaft production in Salzgitter.