Truck & Off-Highway Engineering - December 2024 - 1

CONTENTS
FEATURES
REGULARS
10 Demoing clean hydrogen
combustion POWERTRAIN
Backed by a consortium of companies, Southwest Research
Institute's demonstrator vehicle aims to prove the commercial
viability of hydrogen engines for on-road trucks.
14 Improving the ageless ICE POWERTRAIN
Clean-burning fuels, aftertreatment and other innovations place the
heavy-duty combustion engine on a low-carbon emissions trajectory.
18 Making software-defined vehicles
cyber-secure CYBERSECURITY
Virtualization features such as digital twins and virtual patching can
accelerate development and make commercial vehicles more agile
and secure.
2 Editorial
Bauma the big one in 2025
3 Technical Innovations
3 CATL expands battery range for heavy-duty
trucks and buses | ELECTRIFICATION
4 Donaldson's filters aim to keep fuel cells
clean | FILTRATION
6 Shell's Starship 3.0 NG spotlights efficient
powertrain, aero tech | POWERTRAIN |
AERODYNAMICS
8 Sensata's sensors aid blind spot monitoring
for tractor-trailers | ADAS
9 MTA expands wireless communication,
EV tech for trucks | CONNECTIVITY | ELECTRIFICATION
ON THE COVER
Komatsu claims its battery-electric WX04B, unveiled at MINExpo
in September, is the " first and only " LHD in its class to have
ground-level battery change capabilities. (Image: SAE/Ryan Gehm)
21 Original Equipment
21 Komatsu employs 'slick' battery swapping for
underground LHD machine
23 Liebherr, Fortescue reveal towering batteryelectric
T 264 haul truck
25 Caterpillar expands family of next-gen
compact track loaders and skid steers
27 Product Briefs
SPOTLIGHTS: Hydraulics/Flow Control;
Sensors & Actuators
29 Companies Mentioned, Ad Index
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