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Mercedes-Benz Actros - 20 years of fuel savings; September 2016

Fuel consumption and emission standards

A comparison between trucks made across tightening Euro emission standards has revealed startling results. Story by: Team CV The BSVI emission standard in India is three years away. It is comparable to the Euro6 emission standard, that came into force in Europe in 2014. As the Indian commercial vehicle industry warms up to the enforcement of BSIV emission standard pan-India[Read More…]

by — February 14, 2017 — World
CV tech at CES 2017

CV tech at CES 2017

CV technologies at CES 2017 reflected on the future of autonomous and automated driving. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Held at Las Vegas, US, the CES 2017 fair saw the display of commercial vehicle technologies that will further the case of automonous and automated driving. The 2017 edition, held between January 05 and January 08, 2017, brought to the fore the[Read More…]

by — February 14, 2017 — World
Auman EST is Chinese Truck of the Year 2017

Auman EST is Chinese Truck of the Year 2017

Auman EST, produced by Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. (BFDA), a 50: 50 joint venture between Daimler AG and Foton Motor, has won the Chinese Truck of the Year 2017 award. A jury comprising of transport operators, engineers, and Commercial Vehicle Magazine (China) journalists selected the truck for the title. The selection criteria calls for the truck to be[Read More…]

by — January 17, 2017 — World
Autonomous trucks: How soon and how much?

Autonomous trucks: How soon and how much?

Despite many countries rising up to the challenge of autonomous trucks, it is highly unlikely to yield a truly driver-less automobile. Story by: Team CV Excitement about automonous trucks continues to rise. Especially after Daimler AG put an autonomous truck on the German autobahn last year and followed it up with an autonomous drive over a public road in the[Read More…]

by — December 14, 2016 — World