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? DID YOU ATTEND THE INAUGURAL NACV SHOW

North American Commercial Vehicle Show Atlanta | 2017

Atlanta’s first North American Commercial Vehicle Show kicked off with 439 exhibitors and 6,000 visitors at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Among the many exhibitions, there was a commanding presence from Daimler, showcasing 12 vehicles including the special edition New Cascadia, Western Star’s 5700XE, and a Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus with a DD5 engine. With all of DTNA’s commercial vehicle brands represented the show’s success was boosted, drawing in the fleet executives, owners, managers, and truck and trailer manufacturers. Highlights of the event included several speakers focusing on a range of topics from technology releases, safety advances, fuel efficiency, truck platooning and more. DTNA’s Mercedes-Benz Vision Van Concept made an appearance at the NACV Show. A design that captures the cutting edge engineering and revolutionary technology that will transform the future of cargo delivery. Algorithms control the packages that are loaded, as well as the vehicle delivery routes. At the NACV show, the DTNA described these algorithms as being able to not only determine what you have purchased but also to load the vehicles on items you will purchase based on order history. From here, they are able to dispense packages to their location from two drones. Drivers of the Vision Van no longer have a steering wheel or pedals, rather they control the vehicle from a joystick. The drivers work with the assistance of the drones to deliver packages efficiently. Among the topics discussed was “Uberization”, a growing trend of companies that cut out the middleman. The leaders dominating the markets today are companies that own no inventory, create no content; companies like Airbnb, Alibaba, Facebook, Uber, and Zillow. At the NACV show, Navistar discussed the concept of Uber for trucks, a platform for owner-operators. Rather than location-to-location, this

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