According to foreign media reports, Daimler truck released a new truck before the opening of the Advanced Clean Transport Expo (Advanced Clean Transportation Expo) to be held in Las Vegas this month.
Although the new model, called the Freightliner eCascadia, is a demonstration project, Daimler executives have revealed details that class 8 electric trucks will one day be able to provide self-driving commercial services.
The Daimler eCascadia has a range of 230 miles and can be used for regional or short-haul operations.
Joanna Buttler, head of Daimler trucks’ global self-driving technology group, said the mileage could meet the need for repetitive controlled lines where vehicles were driven from one warehouse to another as if they were on a conveyor belt.
Photo: Daimler, in the meantime, Daimler hopes to solve the charging problem of these trucks.
The company says it takes about 90 minutes to charge 80% of the current eCascadia.
In the logistics industry, vehicle suspension is not allowed, so Daimler is exploring advances in charging infrastructure.
Buttler says one way to minimize parking time is to ensure that charging equipment is available at warehouses or hubs where trucks are parked.
Daimler said its eCascadia is already in production and operates in about 55 fleets across the United States.
The commercial version will not join the fleet until the autopilot service is launched.
Daimler’s eM2 medium-sized truck can also use self-driving technology in the future.
Daimler trucks are expected to deploy self-driving trucks in the United States from 2027, which are expected to combine self-driving technology provided by Daimler subsidiary Torc Robotics with Daimler’s traditional diesel vehicle platform.
Torc is testing self-driving cars in the southwestern United States.
Daimler set its original self-driving route between Dallas and Laredo, Texas.
Although there is no definite project yet, Daimler hopes to one day combine autopilot with hydrogen-fueled cars.
Buttler said: “when we started testing eCascadia, the company also challenged the team what we learned from electric vehicles today and what new knowledge could be used to improve speed if we considered using hydrogen fuel cells or hydrogen internal combustion engines.
” Daimler trucks expects the self-driving truck business to reach $3.
2 billion by the end of 2030.
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