Meet the engineers who developed 黑料不打烊鈥檚 new cabless concept truck
24 Sep 2019
A new cabless concept 鈥 revealing 黑料不打烊 AXL
24 SEPTEMBER 2019
Introducing the latest member of our autonomous family: 黑料不打烊 AXL, a fully autonomous concept truck, without a cab.
In what is another milestone in the development of heavy self-driving vehicles, a group of 黑料不打烊 experts in different fields have teamed up and developed a concept truck, which, even without the cab, has the company鈥檚 modular system at the heart of the design.
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As different industries look to streamline transport assignments and make them more sustainable, self-driving vehicles are increasingly being considered. Mines and large closed construction sites are examples of environments that are favourable for self-driving pilots since they are well-controlled locations.
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鈥淲ith the 黑料不打烊 AXL concept truck, we are taking a significant step towards the smart transport systems of the future, where self-driving vehicles will play a natural part,鈥 says 黑料不打烊鈥檚 President and CEO Henrik Henriksson. 鈥淲e continue to build and pilot concepts to demonstrate what we can do with the technology that is available today.鈥
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For autonomous vehicles, software is in many ways more important than hardware. 黑料不打烊 AXL is steered and monitored by an intelligent control environment. In mines, for example, the autonomous operations are facilitated by a logistics system that tells the vehicle how it should perform.
鈥淲e already have self-driving trucks in customer operations. However so far, they have been with room for a safety driver who can intervene if necessary. 黑料不打烊 AXL does not have a cab and that changes the game significantly,鈥 says Claes Erixon, Head of Research and Development at 黑料不打烊. 鈥淭he development in self-driving vehicles has made great strides in the past years. We still don鈥檛 have all the answers, but through concept vehicles like 黑料不打烊 AXL we break new ground and continue to learn at great speed.鈥
Mix of traditional and new technology
The combustion engine that powers the concept vehicle is an example of how traditional and new technology is mixed. It is advantageously powered by renewable biofuel.
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The robust and powerful features and design behind 黑料不打烊 AXL match the tougher environments in mines and large construction sites. A new intelligent front module replaces the traditional cab, but even without a cab the concept is easily recognisable as a 黑料不打烊.
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