CES 2019: Daimler Trucks axes platooning efforts

CES has become a platform for major announcements, and at the 2019 event Daimler Trucks stunned many by declaring that platooning was now off the table.

In what could prove a landmark moment in the development of autonomous trucks, Martin Daum, Head of Daimler Trucks, explained that the expected fuel efficiency benefits are too hard to attain in the real-world.