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https://electrek.co/2018/07/12/einride-t-log-all-electric-autonomous-logging-truck/ All-electric and autonomous logging truck unveiled Jul. 12th 2018 Fred Lambert [images https://i1.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/07/T-log-4-e1531415424720.jpg?resize=1500%2C0&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 prototype T-Log unveiled today https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/07/T-log-6.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000 videos https://youtu.be/m5HGUY3xxf8 Introducing the T-log https://youtu.be/w7m2tsbLeao World premiere of Einride’s latest product ] Every segment of ground transportation is gradually being converted to electric propulsion and now a startup is going after logging trucks. Today, Swedish tech start-up Einride unveiled The T-log, an autonomous and all-electric logging truck. The vehicle was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK today and it is building on Einride’s previously unveiled T-Pod truck. Robert Falck, CEO of Einride, commented at the unveiling: “Einride is constantly pushing the boundaries of autonomous and all-electric vehicles in our ambition to lead the transition to a sustainable transportation system. With the T-log, we’ve created a vehicle that can withstand the rigours of a demanding environment. It is uncharted territory for us, but also an enormous market for battery-powered AVs.” The company claims that it can travel 200 km (124 miles) on a single charge thanks to a 200 kWh battery pack. As for the autonomous driving technology, Einride says that it is using the Nvidia Drive self-driving platform and that it can not only work autonomously but also be remote-controlled. They explained how it enables a design without a cab: “It has no driver’s cab but can be remote-controlled by a human operator, from hundreds of miles away using Phantom Auto teleoperation safety technology designed to provide robust, minimal latency telecommunications even with 4G. No driver’s cab enables a smaller vehicle, increased loading capacity, greater flexibility, lower production costs, lower operating costs and optimized energy consumption, allowing the T-log to run solely on batteries, even in difficult environments.” Einride hasn’t released a timeline for production or a price target, but they mentioned that the lack of driver’s cab will make the truck cheaper to produce. Here’s a spec list released by the company: Loading capacity 15 euro-pallets Range 200km on one charge Top speed 85km/h (electronically limited) Battery capacity 200kWh Size 7 x 2.5m (approximately) Weight 26 tons fully loaded [© electrek.co] https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/technology/t-log-electric-vehicle-moves-through-forests-autonomously T-Log electric vehicle moves through forests autonomously A Swedish startup has now presented a new prototype: the T-Log, an autonomous battery-electric vehicle designed for transport ... + https://www.trucks.com/2018/07/17/autonomous-truck-developer-embark/ Autonomous Truck Developer Embark Sees Role for Humans in the Rig July 17, 2018 -11 hours ago ... radically altering the economics of transport for 70% of goods in America,” ... said during ... Automated Vehicles Symposium in SF ... Regulations ... limit drivers to 11 hours/day making 5days the fastest a truck can legally make that trans-continental run ... driverless trucks ... the same trip could be done in 2days ... equivalent of ... 10x more expensive ... air freight ... https://www.trucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ambark-2.jpg ... http://www.ttnews.com/articles/penske-tackles-challenges-battery-electric-trucks Penske Tackles Challenges of Battery-Electric Trucks July 16, 2018 -19 hours ago Penske Truck Leasing is preparing to dive deeper into medium- and heavy-duty ...electric trucks as ... alternatively powered vehicles begin to ... Freightliner's heavy-duty eCascadia and medium-duty eM2 ... http://www.ttnews.com/sites/default/files/daimler-ecascadia-cab-em2.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
