Mercedes-Benz Launches Self-Driving Concept Truck with Two UAVs
According to the US media motortrend reported on August 24, Mercedes-Benz recently released Vision Van concept truck. This is a high-tech logistics delivery vehicle equipped with a 100-hp electric engine and has a cruising range of 168 miles (about 270 kilometers). The cabin is equipped with automated shelves and cargo boxes, which are pre-loaded into the car after loading in the warehouse. There are two drones with a carrying capacity of 4.4 pounds (about 2 kilograms) on the roof, which can be delivered to 6 miles (about 10 kilometers) and then returned to the roof. The whole process is fully automatic. There is no steering wheel and no pedals in the car. Everything is controlled by a small lever on the left hand side of the cabin. The Vision Van concept car is part of Mercedes-Benz's ambitious strategic plan. It is cooperating with Daimler to thoroughly reform its commercial vehicle business. It is no longer limited to designing, planning, manufacturing and selling hardware (ie, commercial vehicles), but wants to become a full-service provider of transportation services. According to the project named "adVANce", Daimler will work with software engineers, carpool service providers and logistics experts of Silicon Valley startups to create a new business model for the commercial vehicle business. “Future commercial vehicles should be familiar with in-vehicle goods, delivery destinations, and reasonable delivery times,†said Volker Mornhinweg, head of the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle business. “It's like a business center on wheels, an Internet of Things. A node on the digital network.†Advanced vehicle and logistics management applications, Mercedes-Benz’s own commercial vehicle sharing service, and applications for small wheeled robots and drones with “last mile†delivery service. Embodies the new business concept currently being developed. In the automotive business, commercial vehicles are not particularly attractive, but they can bring huge profits to manufacturers. Mercedes-Benz's commercial vehicle business is an excellent example. Last year, Mercedes-Benz sold a record 321,000 vehicles and earned nearly US$13 billion (approximately RMB866.5). In the first half of this year, the Daimler commercial vehicle business achieved a profit margin of 11%, which is a huge amount compared with the performance of cars, sports cars and SUVs. As more and more consumers become accustomed to online shopping (global e-commerce revenue is expected to exceed US$3 trillion in 2018, approximately RMB20 trillion), Daimler hopes that the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle business can penetrate into e-commerce development. Supporting the logistics system. Therefore, the electric system of Vision Van Concept is designed to minimize noise and exhaust emissions in a crowded city. Replace the internal combustion engine and the fuel tank with the rear axle electric motor and the battery under the cargo compartment, so that the car's cargo capacity increased by 10% compared with similar vehicles. In general, it takes about 90 minutes for the car to load and it takes 5 minutes to load the smart shelves that are pre-filled with goods. Because the system can guarantee the correct location of the parcels in the car, the time required for the distribution process is greatly reduced. A votive candle or prayer candle is a small candle, typically white or beeswax yellow, intended to be burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer, especially within the Anglican and Roman Catholic Christian denominations, among others.In Christianity, votive candles are commonplace in many churches, as well as home altars, and symbolize the "prayers the worshipper is offering for him or herself, or for other people."The size of a votive candle is often two inches tall by one and a half inches diameter, although other votive candles can be significantly taller and wider. Votive Candle,Votive Candle Holders,Votive Candles Bulk,Glass Votives Candle Shenyang Shengjie Candle CO.,LTD , https://www.sj-candle.com
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