Daimler's trucks chief Wolfgang Bernhard, once seen as a candidate to succeed CEO Dieter Zetsche, has stepped down a year before his contract was due to run out, the German carmaker said Feb. 10.

DUSSELDORF, Germany — Daimler Trucks demonstrated a three-truck platoon on the Autobahn here March 21 as part of an event to spotlight the growing importance of connectivity.

REDFORD, Mich. — The path to the autonomous truck remains clear and is actually being made easier by the aggressive steps being pushed by the passenger car segment, the head of Daimler’s global commercial vehicles division said.