The eight-generation of Canter light-duty trucks, fitted with additional safety features, is to be manufactured at Mitsubishi Fuso's Tramagal plant in December 2021.

Woven Planet will leverage AI-integrated mapping software developed by Carmera to develop its own map platform for directing autonomous vehicles.

Hino 700 series trucks built for the Australian market will be installed with Allison 3000 and 4000 automatic transmissions as standard.

Electric van, bus and micro-factory developer, Arrival, has appointed Hitachi Europe to help deliver complete fleet bus and infrastructure solutions to the European bus industry.

Mitsubishi Fuso has launched a new model version of its heavy-duty Super Great truck, equipped for the first time with Emergency Stop Assist, which detects anomalies in steering wheel activity.

The Japanese market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw expanded by just 1.4% year-on-year to 118,511 units in the first quarter of 2021 from 116,830 units in the same period of last year.

Bridgestone Americas has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics. The partnership will allow Bridgestone to integrate its smart-sensing tyre technologies and fleet solutions into Kodiak's level 4 autonomous trucks.

Mitsubishi Fuso has announced it has launched the new Euro VI-compliant medium-duty Fighter and heavy-duty Shogun truck models in Australia, in advance of a decision by the country to set a deadline date for adoption of Euro VI emissions standards.

Automated Mapping Platform (AMP) is a connected crowdsourced software platform supporting the creation, development and distribution of high definition (HD) maps―a key enabler for smart and safe automated mobility.

Mitsubishi Fuso has launched an upgraded medium/heavy-duty Fighter truck with an advanced safety package, which puts it in full compliance with new safety regulations in Japan due to be introduced in September.

Toyota plans to establish a new joint venture in China with Beijing SinoHytec Company, called Toyota Sinohytec Fuel Cell Company, to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell systems to power electric vehicles.

In April, Toyota and Aeon agreed to expand further their collaboration to develop systems that would help improve the efficiency of Japan’s logistics industry.