After unveiling its Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 prototype in Magdeburg, Germany, on July 3, Daimler Trucks took the wraps off its autonomous-driving truck in Hanover, Germany, Sept. 22.
While many features of the truck cab were disguised during the July 3 debut, at the Sept. 22 event, the emphasis was on external and internal design features.
Daimler says Future Truck 2025 'combines function, efficiency and emotion in a fascinating way.
The truck offers twists on traditional features, including replacing rearview mirrors with a video-camera system and placing the headlights beneath the hood so they shine through the paint.
The autonomous-driving feature allows the driver to work on his tablet or just relax.
The driver seat shifts to a 45-degree angle, giving the driver more room to relax.
A lounge chair replaces the passenger seat, providing a home-away-from home space in the cab.
Inside the Future Truck, the sleeper berth has been raised and the middle console has been removed.
Daimler Trucks unveiled its Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 prototype in Magdeburg, Germany, on July 3. The autonomous-driving truck allows the driver to conduct other tasks from the driver’s seat while the truck traverses highways at speeds up to 53 mph.
More than 300 journalists attended the Daimler demonstration along a closed-off stretch of the Autobahn. The “highway pilot” concept is not meant to replace drivers, but instead relieve them of the monotony of long highway driving stretches.
Today we are writing a new chapter in truck history,” said Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler’s global truck and bus unit. “The vision of autonomous driving is becoming a reality.
Future Truck was able to make speed or lane adjustments while traveling alongside more than a dozen other vehicles, when confronted with situations such as a fast-moving police car and a disabled vehicle.
The Mercedes prototype, clad in adhesive foil, is equipped with aerodynamic fins and radar that scans the road 250 meters ahead.
The driver seat of the cab can shift 45 degrees to the right, providing additional comfort and space. “By showing how this works we can take away fears,” Bernhard said, making the public more comfortable with the technology.
Daimler executives presented a vision of a driver morphing into a hands-on “logistics manager,” conducting real-time business on a tablet during stretches when the truck is operating on its own.
During the live demo, a driver was shown securing a parking spot at a nearby truck stop and ordering a meal on his tablet as the truck navigated potentially hazardous driving sequences.
After unveiling its Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 prototype in Magdeburg, Germany, on July 3, Daimler Trucks took the wraps off its autonomous-driving truck in Hanover, Germany, Sept. 22.
While many features of the truck cab were disguised during the July 3 debut, at the Sept. 22 event, the emphasis was on external and internal design features.
Daimler says Future Truck 2025 'combines function, efficiency and emotion in a fascinating way.
The truck offers twists on traditional features, including replacing rearview mirrors with a video-camera system and placing the headlights beneath the hood so they shine through the paint.
The autonomous-driving feature allows the driver to work on his tablet or just relax.
The driver seat shifts to a 45-degree angle, giving the driver more room to relax.
A lounge chair replaces the passenger seat, providing a home-away-from home space in the cab.
Inside the Future Truck, the sleeper berth has been raised and the middle console has been removed.
Daimler Trucks unveiled its Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 prototype in Magdeburg, Germany, on July 3. The autonomous-driving truck allows the driver to conduct other tasks from the driver’s seat while the truck traverses highways at speeds up to 53 mph.
More than 300 journalists attended the Daimler demonstration along a closed-off stretch of the Autobahn. The “highway pilot” concept is not meant to replace drivers, but instead relieve them of the monotony of long highway driving stretches.
Today we are writing a new chapter in truck history,” said Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler’s global truck and bus unit. “The vision of autonomous driving is becoming a reality.
Future Truck was able to make speed or lane adjustments while traveling alongside more than a dozen other vehicles, when confronted with situations such as a fast-moving police car and a disabled vehicle.
The Mercedes prototype, clad in adhesive foil, is equipped with aerodynamic fins and radar that scans the road 250 meters ahead.
The driver seat of the cab can shift 45 degrees to the right, providing additional comfort and space. “By showing how this works we can take away fears,” Bernhard said, making the public more comfortable with the technology.
Daimler executives presented a vision of a driver morphing into a hands-on “logistics manager,” conducting real-time business on a tablet during stretches when the truck is operating on its own.
During the live demo, a driver was shown securing a parking spot at a nearby truck stop and ordering a meal on his tablet as the truck navigated potentially hazardous driving sequences.
