Post by Daimler Truck AG

130 years after the invention of the truck we are celebrating 130 years of FORWARD – here’s episode #6 of our anniversary series: Software-defined trucking Past forward, making trucks smarter meant adding hardware. Our colleagues were working on dozens of computing units which managed individual functions such as safety systems. A new feature or update was often a physical integration challenge. The digitalization and connectivity of our vehicles began in the year 2000 with #Fleetboard – a major innovation at the time. We gradually made the truck more intelligent and more connected by enhancing hardware components and individual controllers – however, complexity was growing exponentially. Fast forward, the truck becomes software-defined: With our joint venture Coretura, we reduce the number of computing units, moving to more centralized high-performing computers, and decouple hardware and software by creating a truck operating system. This runs on the high-performance computers and provides standard interfaces for customer applications, while differentiating applications remain mostly manufacturer specific. This shift enables us to develop complex functionalities like safety and assistance systems purely through software – without hardware changes and largely without involving suppliers. As a result, we serve our customers faster with new functionalities, increase development speed, and benefit from lower development costs with zero additional material cost. Want to learn more? You can find all the episodes of our FORWARD series that have been published so far here: https://lnkd.in/ehCscpHy #DaimlerTruck #130Forward