TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS DAIMLER TRUCKS Hub-to-hub autonomy Traton and TuSimple claim their partnership is the " first of its kind " in Europe, pairing a global OEM with an autonomous-technology company that develops L4 systems. Their development program seeks to operate the first autonomous hub-to-hub route between Södertälje and Jönköping in Sweden using Traton's Scania-brand trucks. As part of the partnership, the Germany-based OEM also has taken a minority stake in TuSimple. " Our partnership with Traton Group accelerates the introduction of autonomous-truck technology to new international markets, " said Cheng Lu, President of TuSimple. Traton's goal is to test driverless truck fleets on roads throughout Sweden, Germany and other countries. Beyond helping to alleviate driver shortages in Europe in the medium term, Traton executives expect autonomous trucks to increase the overall TRUCK & OFF-HIGHWAY ENGINEERING " Gen 2 " prototype trucks from Daimler and Torc Robotics aim to accelerate data collection to assist in machine learning and algorithmic development. truck capacity utilization. They said the first cases of deployment could occur outside of the specially demarcated areas, particularly for highly frequented hub-to-hub routes. Free Info at http://info.hotims.com/76534-704 December 2020 11 Ryan Gehmhttp://info.hotims.com/76534-704