No necessarily EV, but definitely in the new technology corner, where EV or hybridization would be a benefit for Semi trucks as well. Freightliner has unveiled their Insiration truck, which is autonomous level 3 which means that there still needs to be a human behind the wheel, but in certain conditions (in this case - while driving on the freeway) the driver does not need to be paying attention and can do other tasks; only for delivering and picking up cargo when surface streets are driven, that is where the driver currently needs to be in full control. What Freightliner did essentially is to add a stereo camera to their existing adaptive cruise control to go from level 2 to level 3 autonomy. They even demonstrated (my personal favorite to get better fuel economy fast) is platooning - driving very close together with 2 or more vehicles, so you form a road train. They also set a world record, but not one that you would expect, see the article: <http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/freightliner-unveils-first-autonomous-semitruck-licensed-to-drive-itself-on-highways/>
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