Autonomous Trucks
Daimler Truck subsidiary acquires expertise for ML, computer vision Business news | March 21, 2023 By Christoph HammerschmidtThrough its subsidiary Torc Robotics, truck manufacturer Daimler Trucks plans to acquire knowhow in the areas of computer vision and machine learning. The move brings Daimler Trucks a step closer to building self-driving trucks. Torc Robotics, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, became an independent subsidiary of Daimler Trucks in 2019. Focus on Freightliner commercial roll-outSpecifically, the planned Algolux acquisition focuses on the market launch of the Freightliner Cascadia autonomous truck. Daimler Truck expects such a platform to give it a leading role in the promising autonomous transport market.