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Peloton's Automated Follow feature would allow a person to drive two trucks at once

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Peloton calls its newly announced technology Automated Following

Trucking is an industry that could be shaped significantly by autonomous vehicle tech in the coming years, and enabling heavy haulers to roll along in tight formations known as platoons could be a key part of this future. Startup Peloton has an interesting new take on this concept, describing an automated following system that would effectively allow a human to drive two trucks at once.

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Hennessey's six-wheel drive, 450 bhp, off-road Goliath finally arrives

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The $375,000 Hennessey Goliath 6x6 is limited to just 24 units

Six-wheeled vehicles aren’t new, but they’re certainly eye-catching, and we’ve seen a few 6×6 versions of already impressive 4x4s over the years. From Mercedes Benz’s AMG G63 6×6, to Kahn Design’s Flying Huntsman Defender mod, and even Hennessey Performance’s own F-150 Raptor-based VelociRaptor 6X6 but there’s always room for more. Now Hennessey has finally released its limited run of 24 Goliath 6x6s (based on the 2019/2020 Chevrolet Silverado) and it’s a beast.

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Daimler gives truck drivers a virtual look into the future

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Development engineers at Daimler Trucks are hitting the road with a mobile vehicle simulator that will offer truck drivers a sneak peak at upcoming technologies. The team will drive the specially kitted out Mercedes V-Class to motorway rest s… Continue reading Daimler gives truck drivers a virtual look into the future→

BMW drops a pickup bed on an X7 to make it a motorcycle hauler

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What’s better than a pickup truck – or even Jeep Gladiator – loaded with motorcycles? A mystical BMW pickup truck with a BMW adventure bike strapped atop its teak-lined bed. It’s not the BMW pickup truck teaser that some fans might like, but … Continue reading BMW drops a pickup bed on an X7 to make it a motorcycle hauler→

Iveco's fitness-focused truck cabin is more like a gym on wheels

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Onboard Iveco's Fit Cab concept is a package with an assortment of resistance bands, sliders and ...

They say sitting is the new smoking, but for the typical truck driver it’s a pretty unavoidable part of the job. Iveco is imagining a future where drivers of its vehicles can mix in a bit pf physical activity, unveiling a new cabin concept fitted out with gym equipment for some serious gains on the road.

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Bliss Mobil and Acela put fiercely meticulous engineering into extreme-duty expedition motorhome

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Among the many big trucks of Overland Expo, one particular green machine stood out. A collaboration between American truck manufacturer Acela and Dutch camper module maker Bliss Mobil, this particular expedition motorhome features exacting st… Continue reading Bliss Mobil and Acela put fiercely meticulous engineering into extreme-duty expedition motorhome→

2019 Ford F-150 Limited combines rugged luxury with Raptor power

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The best-selling vehicle in North America is a pickup truck. The world might roll their eyes at that American fact, but there’s good reason for it. Americans like big, capable, and luxurious. That’s what the 2019 F-150 in its Limited package … Continue reading 2019 Ford F-150 Limited combines rugged luxury with Raptor power→

Volvo Trucks' cabin-less self-driving hauler takes on its first job

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Volvo Trucks' Vera is set to go to work moving containers around a logistics center in ...

What would trucks look like if they didn’t need to accommodate a human driver? Volvo Trucks’ Vera vehicle is an exploration of this idea, doing away with the cabin entirely so it can more efficiently tow goods around ports and factories. The freewheeling four-wheeler has just been assigned its first task, and will soon go to work delivering containers to a port terminal in Sweden.

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Skoda students turn SUV into rugged one-off Mountiaq pickup truck

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Students at the Skoda Vocational School (SVS) have finished their training year with a bang. The Skoda Mountiaq concept pickup truck was eight months in the making and morphs a Kodiaq SUV into a monstrous-looking truck in brilliant Sunset Ora… Continue reading Skoda students turn SUV into rugged one-off Mountiaq pickup truck→

Pipes, Tees, and Gears Result in Smooth Video Shots

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It’s depressingly easy to make bad videos, but it only takes a little care to turn that around. After ample lighting and decent audio — and not shooting in portrait — perhaps the biggest improvements come from stabilizing the camera while it’s moving. Giving your viewers motion sickness is bad form, after all, and to smooth out those beauty shots, a camera slider can be a big help.

Not all camera sliders are built alike, though, and we must admit to being baffled while first watching [Rulof Maker]’s build of a smooth, synchronized pan and slide camera rig. We just …read more

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