Autonomous Trucks
When Michael Fleming decided in August to hand over the CEO role at Torc Robotics, it appeared majority stakeholder Daimler Truck North America was asserting a prerogative of ownership. (Photo: Torc Robotics)“It made total sense because I was a driving force behind acquiring Torc Robotics,” he said. I was designing all those trucks that Torc is using, and most Torc employees knew me very well. Torc Robotics is growing upThough Torc had generated revenue and profit in the years Fleming ran the company, Schmidt sees a difference in the Torc of today. Daimler Truck has offered lane-keeping assist as an option in its Detroit Assurance 5.0 safety system since the 2020 model year.