The rear door sensor option is available with the Schmitz Cargobull refrigeration unit, which is offered exclusively by Utility with its 3000R reefer trailer.

The company has raised USD 483 million by creating an additional 134,166,667 shares of its Class A common stock at USD 3.60 per share. These funds will help the company continually develop and bring to market its level 4 autonomous truck driving software (Aurora Driver).

Both the diesel and battery electric variants of the MD series will now come with a new cab, which is four inches longer than in the previous model.

The Ministry of Transport in Japan is considering introducing dedicated lanes for self-driving trucks on highways connecting major cities to help reduce congestion and address driver shortages.

With continuous power of 351 kW and peak power of 850 kW, the GVM310 is designed for applications such as commercial on-road, construction, material handling, forestry, and mining, while weighing only 230 kilograms.

Scania Latin America says it has a remote controlled truck on trial in the heavy duty mining industry segment of Brazil, employing a Scania G 500 8x4 XT heavy-duty 60 tonnes gvw tipper truck.

Across its many German locations, ZF intends to shed between 11,000 and 14,000 employees over the next four years (from a current total of approximately 54,000) in order to cut costs and consolidate its operations.

Already based in Seville, the company, over the next twelve months, will move into a new 36,000 square-metre facility, of which 14,000 square-metres is warehouse space with a 2,500 square-metre office.

‘PlusVision’ – vehicle perception software which Plus launched earlier this year – can now be procured on an Ambarella ‘CV3-AD655’ system-on-chip which, according to Plus, offers “industry-leading AI performance per watt”.

This new optional feature, the company says, allows customers to select a material that significantly enhances durability and profitability for their vehicles.

BYD trucks imported into Europe will be equipped with both Geotab’s hardware and software, that collects and transmits vehicle data which includes safety analytics, trip data, zone activity, electric vehicle statistics, exception events, GPS tracking, and more.

Cojali plans to bring its latest diagnostics and telematics systems from its brand, Jaltest Telematics, to Automechanika 2024, set to be hosted in Frankfurt from September 10 – 14.