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Scania 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 Scania experts in different fields have teamed up and developed a concept truck, which, even without the cab, has the company’s modular system at the heart of the design. The combustion engine that powers the concept vehicle is an example…
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Russia’s armored fire trucks will make real men cry with joy
Omsk Transport Machine Factory from Russia has a unique way to deal with fire crises. They’ve come up with vehicles that resemble tanks and also borrow the strength and features from these war machines. The company has developed red and white, intimidating tanks and called them Special Fire Vehicles or SPMs. The design of these…
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Tesla co-founder steers garbage trucks to eco-friendliness
Polluting, loud and distasteful. That’s how most of us see and perceive garbage trucks. The co-founder of Tesla automobile, which is known for its electric cars, now handles a venture called Wrightspeed, which does something quite similar to Tesla. However, its key focus is on commercial trucks. In his latest endeavor he has worked on…
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400-foot-long mammoth truck designed using Autodesk Simulation software
When it comes to building vehicles big, the Perkins Specialized Transportation Contracting firm seems to have mastered the trade. Recently, the guys at Perkins used Autodesk Simulation to design a massive 400-foot-long truck meant to transport colossal nuclear generators. After working on the design for nearly three years, the designers finally developed this enormous 192-wheel…
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TomTom Pro 7100 truck GPS Device for Europe
Large vehicles make it to longer distances, most often. What sets them apart is the ability of their exceptionally skilled drivers who seem to have geographies etched at the back of their palms. Yet, even they could do with something as handy as the TomTom Pro 7100 truck GPS Device that spins their ride right…
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Solar-cooling for trucks saves a ton
We are seeing some really cool solar-powered cooling solutions lately. Spearheading this is the move by Mitsubishi Chemical Corp and Nippon Fruehauf Corp who have joined hands to roll out a cooling solutions for trucks called i-Cool Solar. It makes use of photovoltaic batteries in trucks to provide air-conditioning. The solar energy for air-conditioning is…
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Chinese students come up with giant transformers truck
At the Central Academy of Fine Arts in China there lay a singular object of fascination that would get all the American geek kids drooling their glands out. It’s this amazing giant transformers truck that was erected by students out there. When fully erect the statue towers 32 feet tall. That’s 4 tons of pure…
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Indigen Armor shows how an AK-47 is no match for their NSTT vehicle
Indigen Armor, an armored vehicle contractor to the U.S. military, showed off their Non-Standard Tactical Truck or NSTT at their test ground to demonstrate just how tough their armor was against bullets. The process was simple, step one have car with armor, have gun preferably AK-47 with bullets. Step two, drive car with armor in…
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Jet propelled pick up labeled street legal, called the Frictionator
Every self-respecting guy loves a macho truck. Big wheels a bigger chassis and of course the roar of an engine that has the more horse power than you could imagine. Turns out though, the designers at Ford could imagine and they built the truck that proved it. Not to be a sexist of course but…
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New monster trucks for the Afghanistan war
Looks like the US is not going to give up. Oshkosh Corporation will be building a new bomb proof truck for service in Afghanistan. The major threats US troops are facing at the moment are the road side bombs. The company pushed off competition from several manufacturers and got the $1.06 billion contract for building…
