Truck & Off-Highway Engineering - August 2024 - CVR2

CONTENTS
FEATURES
REGULARS
10 America's first high-volume, fast-fill
H2 station for HD trucks INFRASTRUCTURE
FirstElement's station at the Port of Oakland can put 100 kg of
hydrogen in up to 200 trucks a day in less than 10 minutes each.
14 Realizing software-defined
commercial vehicles CONNECTIVITY
Continental's Georg Fässler, executive chair of the 2024 SAE
COMVEC, details efforts to future-proof forthcoming vehicles.
18 Euro NCAP details new testing for
heavy-truck safety rating TESTING | ADAS
New tests for a Truck Safe rating scheme aim to emulate real-world
collisions and encourage OEMs to fit collision avoidance
technologies and improve driver vision.
21 Gearing up a new electrified truck
ELECTRIFICATION
Eaton and BAE Systems have collaborated to create an electric
powertrain featuring BAE electronics and an Eaton four-speed
transmission.
ON THE COVER
Hyundai XCIENT Class 8 truck at the nation's first fast-fill commercial
truck stop for hydrogen refueling, operated under FirstElement's
True Zero retail brand. (Image: Karl Nielsen)
1 Editorial
Hybrids are having a moment
2 Technical Innovations
2 The role of a cloud-based server in service
workshops | SMART DIAGNOSTICS
4 Hexagon Agility and Brudeli aim to electrify
CNG powertrains | POWERTRAIN
5 In pursuit of a dedicated hydrogen ICE for
heavy-duty vehicles | MODELING & SIMULATION
7 EV lightweighting via industrial rubber
products | MATERIALS
25 Original Equipment
25 Volvo hits milestones for autonomous trucks
and electrified off-highway machines
28 Product Briefs
SPOTLIGHTS: Test & Measurement; Thermal
Management
29 Q&A
Detailing Kenworth's sleek SuperTruck 2
25
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