Chinese truck and utility vehicle manufacturer Beijing Foton last week introduced the China Internet Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance and launched the debut of the Auman EST (Energy Super Truck) in Athens, Greece.The Internet super truck project is a collaboration of Foton Motor Group, U.S.-based manufacturer Cummins, and German carmaker Daimler AG for the purpose of building Internet-driven super trucks.
These heavy-duty vehicles will be environmentally friendly, efficient, safe, and intelligent through the integration of global resources, the effective use of new energies, the establishment of vehicle networks, and the implementation of intelligent truck-loading technology.
The goals call for a 30 percent reduction in vehicle fuel consumption — or 100 percent by adopting a fully electric model — a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions — or no carbon if the electric route is chosen — and to increase freight efficiency by 70 percent.
Foton Motor has formed an Internet super truck team that consists of Foton Motor, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Cummins, COSCO Logistics, CEVA Logistics, Faurecia, WABCO, Continental AG, TUV Rheinland, and Baidu, among other globally renowned companies. These firms are experts in the fields of manufacturing, power systems, transportation, electronics, intelligent logistics and internet technology.
The alliance has attracted more companies in the field of Internet technology and intelligent logistics, in order to emphasize the super truck’s Internet-driven and cross-industry features. In this way, Foton said, theses vehicle can then truly be called the embodiment of a whole new industry defined by an “Internet super vehicle.”
Foton said the Internet super truck is not just a new truck, but also a transportation system for the future. Its goal is to build a self-driving vehicle, tremendously increasing logistics efficiency and transportation safety, and to further reduce CO2 emissions. Foton Motor is building a future-oriented intelligent logistics ecosystem with three core technologies that efficiently makes use of new energies, the construction of vehicle networks, and intelligent truck loading.
At present, the products included in Foton’s Internet super truck project encompass Foton’s Auman, Aumark and Ollin product lines. Foton sees he debut of the Beijing Foton Auman Energy Super Truck in Europe as an endorsement of the company’s Internet super trucks, adding these new innovations can offer a strong push to Europe’s and the world’s economy.
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