A truck than can automatically drive itself into a bay for loading or unloading could save drivers critical time and reduce the risk of accident or injury, claims the manufacturer. The self-loading feature is among a series of autonomous technologies to be found on Knorr-Bremse’s ‘Future Truck’ concept, which will make its debut at next month’s IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover, Germany. The supplier, which specialises in braking, suspension and steering technologies, has brought…

A truck with digital mirrors that project images from all around the vehicle directly onto its dashboard will be shown as a concept at this year’s IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover next month. Developed by instrument cluster specialists, Stoneridge Electronics, the Innovation Truck features a mirror-replacement system named MirrorEye. The technology uses the latest automotive camera systems to replace traditional mirrors with high definition digital cameras and interior displays, making drivers better aware of…

Truck manufacturer MAN is set to enter the light van market for the first time with the launch of its new TGE model, due to premier at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover next month. The TGE is based on the platform of the new Volkswagen Crafter and is the German firm’s first foray into the sub-7.5 tonne sector. Both models will be built at a new Volkswagen Group plant in Poland, following the…

If you could message the driver of any car, what would you say? If you could receive a message from your car, what would you want it to say? These are the questions being raised by Irish car tech start-up, CarAndUs.com. A free new website – www.carandus.com, which allows people and service providers to send messages to cars simply by using the registration. The car in turn can alert the owner when critical items such…

Volkswagen Group tells us that it is continuing to work assiduously on the environmental compatibility of conventional drive systems. The company has now decided upon wide-scale use of particulate filters for petrol engines, so-called ‘gasoline particulate filters (GPF)’. From 2017, all Group direct injection TSI and TFSI engines will be fitted step-by-step with petrol particulate filters. Emissions of fine soot particles will be reduced by up to 90 per cent. By 2022, the number of…