Behind the Wheel: Iveco Truck Platooning

April 26, 2016

The first step in autonomous trucks: Iveco, CNH Industrial’s commercial vehicles brand, participated in the world’s first cross-border initiative with smart trucks: the European Truck Platooning Challenge. The latest episode of CNH Industrial’s Behind the Wheel web series follows the semi-automated convoy on their journey from Belgium to the Netherlands.

Siemens System Simulation Technology Allows Accurate Assessment of Off-Highway Equipment Designs

Simcenter Amesim provides quick simulation capabilities to evaluate interactions between components and their impact on overall machine designs.

New Holland combine technologies are among many of those from the heavy equipment industry recently honored with international design awards.

From the Editor's Desk: Awards Season in the Heavy Equipment Industry

Recent international design award announcements shine a spotlight on engineering and innovation in the heavy-duty on- and off-highway mobile equipment industries.

Most heavy equipment markets have seen a recovery in the first quarter of 2021.

Increased Equipment Demand Leads to Positive First Quarter 2021

Global economic recovery has lead to an increase in heavy equipment demand and a more positive outlook for 2021.

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Volvo Partnering with Aurora to Develop Autonomous On-Highway Trucks

The companies will integrate Aurora's autonomous driving technology into Volvo’s on-highway trucks and develop Transport as a Service solutions.

CNH Industrial's Case IH and New Holland Agriculture brands are developing autonomous tractor concepts.

Global Autonomous Farm Equipment Market to Grow 10%

A new report from Fact.MR indicates the U.S., Germany and Japan will be among the top markets for autonomous agriculture equipment.

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Trimble Collaborates on Smart Following Robot Technology

Trimble has partnered with Piaggio Fast Forward to integrate technology into Boston Dynamics' Spot robot which enables it to autonomously follow humans and machines.

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CNH Industrial Invests in Electric, Autonomous Tractor Company

The partnership with Monarch Tractor will aid CNH's developments in electrification, automation and other advanced technologies for off-road equipment.

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Volvo Autonomous Solutions Partners with Foretellix to Test and Validate Autonomous Vehicles

The companies aim to create a solution capable of large scale simulations and big data analysis which will help reduce autonomous vehicle development costs and time to market.

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Volvo CE Opening New Test Area for Sustainable, Connected and Autonomous Solutions

The new test and demo area will include a secure track for full-electric, automated and teleoperated machines with charging infrastructures and 5G connectivity.

Left Hand Robotics' experience developing autonomous equipment will aid Toro with its future technology strategy.

Toro Acquires Left Hand Robotics

The acquisition will aid Toro with its autonomous capabilities and technology strategy.

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Auburn University Opens New Autonomous Vehicle Research Facility

The new facility will help the university further expand its transportation engineering research efforts.

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Torc Robotics Selects Amazon Web Services as Cloud Provider for Self-Driving Truck Fleet

AWS will be capable of handling the scale and speed needed for data transfer, storage, and compute capacity for deploying autonomous test trucks.

The upgraded tractor is capable of low speed work due to the improved technology integrated into it.

Yanmar Upgrades Autonomous Tractors

Yanmar has added a multi-frequency antenna to its autonomous tractor to improve its performance capabilities.

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FORT Robotics Sees Now as an Exciting Time for Automation in Off-Road Equipment

Automation technology is here, and being applied in a broad range of heavy equipment and applications.

Aurora is one of many technology developers which is working to bring autonomous operation to on-road vehicles.

More Autonomous Vehicles Hit Public Roadways

Research and development for autonomous vehicles which operate on public roadways is expanding in the bus and heavy truck segment.

Rugged Sensors for the Toughest Applications

Rugged Sensors for the Toughest Applications

Precise level detection for demanding transportation & agricultural applications: fuel tanks, irrigation, hydraulic systems, storage tanks and more.

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Scania Testing Self-Driving Trucks on Swedish Motorway

Scania will work with TuSimple to test the use of Level 4 autonomous technology.

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New Flyer Unveils Autonomous Transit Bus

The battery-electric Xcelsior AV is a Level 4 autonomous transit bus which is set to undergo testing in real transit operations with the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

SANY Demonstrates Fleet of Autonomous Rollers and Pavers

The machines showed the productivity and efficiency gains possible when using autonomous construction equipment.

AutoCart by Raven in use with a CNH Industrial combine.

Raven Industries Opens Pre-Order for Autonomous Grain Cart Solution

AutoCart lets farmers set various parameters and command the tractor pulling a grain cart to sync with the combine as it offloads on the go.

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TTControl Researching Use of High-End Control Units for Semi-Autonomous Vehicles

As part of the IntellIoT project, TTControl will implement and evaluate technology for semi-autonomous agricultural equipment and the human interaction with it.

ABB has provided electrification, connected control and operations management systems, high-visualization and mobile operator workplaces as part of the SUM project.

ABB Provides Electrification and Automation Solutions for Sustainable Underground Mining Project

ABB electrification and automation solutions have been employed in a mine of the future project, which aims to reduce emissions and increase productivity 50%.

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Autonomous Vehicle Development Still has a Long Way to Go

For autonomous vehicles to take off, President of Volvo Autonomous Systems Nils Jaeger says the technology needs to be mastered and trust earned from society.

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RCT Remote Control Technology Integrated onto Dozer in Gold Mine

RCT's ControlMaster solutions allows operators to remotely control the CAT D10T dozer from a safe location.

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Husqvarna Launching New Robotic Commercial Turf Mower

The Husqvarna CEORA is capable of autonomously cutting grass areas of up to 50,000 square meters.

Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are actively developing and testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public roads.

Automated Truck Market Shows Growth Potential in Coming Years

Fact.MR's latest study shows the advanced technologies utilized and growing logistics market will prompt further growth of the global automated truck market.

Yanmar has helped develop two prototype agricultural robots, one for grapevines and the other spinach.

Mobile Robot Use Cases Grow as Technology Advances

Robots are becoming more commonplace in the off-road equipment market as sensor, GPS and other automation-enabling technologies continue to improve.