Daimler to test truck 'platooning' technology on US roads
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GERMAN carmaker Daimler AG's trucks division said it would test a new technology called "platooning" on US roads, allowing large digitally connected trucks to save fuel by driving closely together, with one vehicle following the other.
Daimler's announcement, and promises on Monday by rivals Navistar International Corp and Volkswagen AG to field a medium duty electric truck by 2019, highlight a race among global commercial truck makers to deploy new technology both to anticipate regulatory mandates and influence policy debates.
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