The Mercedes-Benz Actros or Arocs heavy trucks fitted with Multimedia Cockpit Interactive, are now just one click away from a comprehensive, fully networked world of vehicles, drivers and logistic services.

The GAZ Group has begun sales of an off-road medium-duty truck called Sadko NEXT.

Ulemco, a developer of low carbon fuel applications, working in conjunction with Revolve Technologies, claims to have achieved record energy efficiency from use of 100% industrial grade hydrogen. 

Ford is introducing what it claims is its most intelligent, fuel-efficient, productive two-tonne Transit van.

Scania AB has pledged to respond to the call from the United Nations for business to take bolder actions in tackling climate change.

Daimler Trucks North America Inc and Torc Robotics (a remote-control, digital-control, and autonomous robotics technologies and systems provider and subsidiary of Daimler) are actively developing and testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public roads.

Plus.ai, a provider of self-driving trucking technology, has announced a joint venture with China’s FAW Jiefang Automotive Co Ltd to develop autonomous trucks for China.

Scania AB has developed an autonomous self-driving driverless truck called AXL.

Fuso, the brand name of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation and Chevrolet, which is the brand name given to trucks sold in Ecuador imported from Isuzu Motors Ltd in Japan, have both announced investments upgrading their range of trucks in order to try and expand their respective market shares in the country and region.

Divemotor Peru Ltda and representative of Mercedes-Benz in the Peruvian market for the past 25 years, has introduced Euro V medium-duty trucks to the market despite there being no current requirement to do so.

Phillipp Schiemer, the president of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda and CEO of Latin America, ahead of the Fenatrans Show this month announced the New Actros truck, which is to be launched in 2020, would revolutionize the extra-heavy vehicle segment in Brazil and provide customers with the smartest, most secure, connected, and efficient model of all time.

VW Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda announced it would use Fenatran 2019, held in Sao Paulo this month, to promote a series of technological upgrades and new variants in its truck range for the Brazilian and South American markets with a concentration of them being in the light and heavy-duty segments.