From the skin, the Mercedes-Benz Axor used for sugar cane harvesting in Brazil could not look very particular. Below the pores and skin, nonetheless, it’s outfitted with a sophisticated automated driving system.

The Axor has been utilized in Brazil since 2019 and was modified for sugar cane harvesting by Mercedes and Brazilian agricultural producer Grunner. By the top of 2022, roughly 640 Axor fashions may have been modified by Grunner, 580 of which shall be within the fingers of consumers.

A sophisticated autonomous system means the truck can take over pace and distance management when working alongside a sugar cane harvester. Whereas the driving force can intervene at any time, the Axor can drive robotically alongside the harvester at roughly 6 km/h (3.7 mph), amassing the sugar canes.

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Enabling the autonomous features of the Axor merely requires the harvesting path to be decided beforehand on the onboard laptop.

Mercedes-Benz Axor fashions utilized by sugar cane farmers additionally sport an extra entrance axle and have tires that sit outdoors the extremities of the bodywork.

The German automobile producer says that the automated Axor is extra gasoline environment friendly than a conventional sugar cane truck and likewise has decrease upkeep and servicing prices. It will probably additionally harvest round twice the quantity in the identical time because of the larger common working speeds.

These vehicles are separate from Daimler Truck’s principal autonomous driving technique. By its Torc Robotics subsidiary, Daimler Truck is creating Stage 4 autonomous options for vehicles in the USA. Daimler Truck can be working alongside Waymo to mix the know-how firm’s autonomous driving know-how with Freightliner Cascadia.