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Daimler Trucks to invest €500M in highly automated trucks; stepping away from platooning, shooting for L4 automation

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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Daimler Trucks announced that it will invest €500 million (around US$570 million) over the next years and create more than 200 new jobs in its global push to bring highly automated trucks (SAE level 4) to the road within a decade. Daimler Trucks reassessing the benefits of platooning.

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DTNA Freightliner new Cascadia first SAE Level 2 automated truck in NA; 35% better fuel efficiency than 2007 Cascadia

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DTNA’s expertise in automation is backed by Daimler Trucks, which announced at CES an investment of half a billion euros (US$570 million) and an addition of more than 200 new jobs in its global push to put highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) on the road within a decade. The fusion of Detroit Assurance 5.0 Earlier post.)

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Localization of hot spots in solids using acoustic waves, $150,000 Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Cambridge, Mass. Fusion Joining of Thermoplastic Composites Using Energy Efficient Processes, $150,000 GE Global Research, U.S., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Raleigh, N.C. Niskayuna, N.Y. Dominion Energy, Richmond, Va.