Automation and Electrificaton is the Future of Transport – Transport and Logistics Middle East

Describing Mercedes-Benz Trucks future technology plans, Kay-Wolf Ahlden, President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Daimler Commercial Vehicles MENA, said that his company has entered into partnerships with a number of companies to develop automation technologies and some semi-automated trucks have been successfully tested in Dubai.

Daimler and Mercedes-Benz Trucks have also partnered with BP in the UK to jointly set up a network of hydrogen fuel stations.

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Mr Ahlden said another area of focus for his company was partnering with government agencies to get the legal and regulatory frameworks ready for automated and electric transport.

Automation and electrification was the dream that the trucking industry is working towards but in the near future Mr Ahlden foresees the traditional technologies co-existing with newer hi-tech solutions and two will have to be managed in parallel.

As part of its future technology strategy Mercedes-Benz Trucks was also helping customers train drivers to use digital technologies correctly and make the most out of their existing and future investments.

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Automation and Electrificaton is the Future of Transport - Transport and Logistics Middle East