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Anglo American and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) have joined forces to develop what will become the world’s largest hydrogen or electric powered mining truck, aiming to help bring carbon neutral mining within reach.Continue ReadingCategory: Autom… Continue reading Monster 1000-kWh hydrogen-powered electric mining truck to begin testing
Every year, the Chicago Auto Show opens as the largest motor show in North America. There are two galleries of vehicles in the massive McCormick Center downtown, each with a lot of space for a lot of vehicles to be shown and seen.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading In photos: The best in trucking at the Chicago Auto Show 2020
For the first time in its history, Jeep has unveiled a baja-ready, desert-specific, high-speed sand runner. The Jeep Gladiator Mojave, sure to be followed by a Wrangler model as well, was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show with a newly-minted “Desert Rated” badge where the “Trail Rated” emblem would usually be.
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The renowned inventor of useless robots [Simone Giertz] has outdone herself this time. She, along with a team of engineers featuring [Rich Rebuilds], [Laura Kampf], and [Marcos Ramirez], recently decided to convert a Tesla into a pickup truck, and make a video along the way, all while salvaging what remains …read more
UPS is looking to all kinds of new-age vehicle technologies to step up its delivery game, with electric vans, e-bikes and drones that carry smaller packages all part of the mix. It is now expressing a keen interest in autonomous heavy haulers… Continue reading UPS puts autonomous delivery trucks to the test on Arizona highway
As capable as it is, the all-new Patriot X1-N camping trailer is not capable of transporting itself to camp. It still needs a tow partner, and Patriot figures not just any old truck or 4×4 will do. So it secures the camper’s Cruisemaster hitc… Continue reading Retro-rageous Land Cruiser pickup rolls the Outback complete with fuzzy dice
Bison belong on the open prairie running through tall grass, over hills and scrub. That’s the picture many of us have of the American High Plains thanks to countless western movies. Chevrolet concocts that imagery for the Colorado mid-sized p… Continue reading Review: Taking the 2019 Chevrolet Colorado Bison to the High Plains
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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Continue Reading Peloton’s Automated Follow feature would allow a person to drive two trucks at once
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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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Continue Reading Hennessey’s six-wheel drive, 450 bhp, off-road Goliath finally arrives
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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