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Daimler Truck brings electric and autonomous Freightliner to ACT ExpoThe truck maker combines battery-electric drive and integrated autonomy in one semi-truck for the first time in its history with a technology demonstrator based on a production Freightliner eCascadia equipped with Torc Robotics’ software and the latest Level 4 sensor and compute technology.

Kenworth SuperTruck 2 achieves 136% freight efficiency improvementFollowing in the aero-truck legacy of the classic T600A and current T680, at the ACT Expo Kenworth unveiled its demonstrator from the U.S. DOE SuperTruck program with contributions from AVL, Eaton, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and The Ohio State University.

Volvo rolls out autonomous VNL with help from AuroraAt the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, Volvo Autonomous Solutions unveiled Volvo’s first production-ready autonomous truck with full safety-redundant systems for the hub-to-hub, on-highway commercial transportation use case—the single largest opportunity for autonomous technology.

REE Automotive partners with Penske Truck Leasing for P7-C EV demosPenske will offer the REE truck upfitted with a Wabash body to its fleet customers for demos and orders, with more details on the partnership to come during the ACT Expo in Las Vegas next week.

Volta Zero to debut at ACT Expo ahead of U.S. launchThe first U.S. public display of the all-electric truck at the ACT Expo in May will be followed by customer pilot fleet trials in late 2023, with market launch plans including a Truck as a Service offering to accelerate and de-risk the U.S. fleets’ transition to electrification.