Pix: Daimler 'Future Truck 2025'

July 7, 2014
Daimler Trucks recently demonstrated a long-haul commercial truck that operates without driver intervention using a function it calls “Highway Pilot.” Known as the Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025, the truck autonomously maneuvered around obstacles such as slow-moving traffic and a broken-down vehicle on a stretch of autobahn near Magdeburg, Germany, while the driver focused on other matters. (All photos courtesy of Daimler Trucks.)

Just last week, Daimler demonstrated a long-haul commercial truck that operates without driver input via a function the OEM calls “Highway Pilot.” Known as the Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025, the vehicle autonomously maneuvered around obstacles, such as slow-moving traffic and a broken-down vehicle, on a stretch of autobahn near Magdeburg, Germany, while the driver focused on other matters. (Photos courtesy of Daimler )

About the Author

Avery Vise | Contributing editor

Avery Vise was a FleetOwner editor from 2013 to 2015.

Voice your opinion!

To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of FleetOwner, create an account today!

Sponsored Recommendations

Take Control of Your Finances: A Practical Guide for Carriers in Trucking

This guide is designed to help you navigate these challenges, featuring strategies for automation, examples of effective tools, and a real-world success story from Phoenix Cargo...

Report: The 2024-2025 State Of Heavy-Duty Repair

Fullbay's fifth annual State of Heavy-Duty Repair compiles insights from almost 1,000 experts and over 3,500 shops. If you aren't leveraging these proven data points, your competition...

Guide For Managing Maintenance

The Guide for Managing Maintenance is a comprehensive resource designed to help fleet managers improve their maintenance operations, reduce downtime, and lower overall fleet costs...

The Road Ahead: 2025 Trucking and Fleet Insights

Discover how fleet operators are impacted by challenges like driver onboarding delays and complex compliance, and the critical need for technology to boost efficiency and cut ...