Spheros, the specialist in heating, air conditioning, and thermal management systems for buses, has been independent from its former parent Valeo for nearly a year now, and company CEO Mark Sondermann wants people to know it. “We are no longer constrained by the strategic priorities of a larger group,” he told Truck & Bus Builder. “There is now only one priority, and that’s Spheros.” Following the Valeo acquisition in 2016, Spheros adopted its parent’s name; the reclamation of its own name marks a definitive break with the recent past. And the change is a timely one: “We can now be more agile. We can take faster decisions. It gives us the room to act in this very exciting and very dynamic market.”

They are made with a polymer liner and fully wrapped in carbon fibre composite. They are lightweight and have high capacity, making them ideal for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), including buses, trucks, and other heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

No specifics about the partnership have been released, except that the first products are set to be unveiled in the spring of 2026.

On Samsara’s ‘Connected Operations Platform’, customers can now view information on Rivian vehicles in their fleet alongside other vehicle data, providing a “unified” platform for monitoring fleet assets.

Based in Sfax, Tunisia, KPIT engineering SUARL currently employs 574 people and functions as a dedicated nearshore development centre

Phillips has launched three different kits for retrofitting its ‘Rear-Vu’ range of cameras for Class 8 trucks and trailers.

The joint initiative plans to launch its first 2.5 MWh energy storage system in the UK by the final quarter of 2025. This system will utilise retired Forsee Power batteries, transforming them into a resource for grid support and renewable energy integration.

The company is advancing a new generation of electrified products designed to support OEMs and integrators across heavy-duty, off-highway, and stationary power applications.

ZF describes its new ‘Software Update Management System’ as a “service suite” or “comprehensive toolkit” that simplifies the work of updating trailers over-the-air in line with international regulations.

Mack launched two new digital products: a service for connecting truck operators with spot shippers; and a driver application designed with the new ‘Pioneer’ in mind.

Rocsys says its portfolio of products and services are intended to simplify the introduction and scaleup of autonomous charging operations.

The technology uses renewable and recycled materials which exhibit “exceptional mechanical properties”, making the brake pads more reliable as well as more sustainable, according to Tenneco.