Daimler Truck, ARX Robotics plan partnership for defense mobility

Daimler Truck (DTRUY) and ARX Robotics are planning a strategic partnership. The companies have now signed a letter of intent to this end. The aim is to jointly drive forward the next generation of digital development in the field of military vehicles. The companies want to integrate robotics and AI technologies from ARX Robotics into vehicle platforms from Daimler Truck in the future and thus achieve greater networking, operational capability and efficiency of the vehicles. In particular, the military vehicle variants of the Unimog and Zetros series, which the Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks business unit develops, produces and sells, will be enabled for a broader range of tasks through sensor and software modules and the use of artificial intelligence. In addition to networking, the focus is on operation via teleoperation and autonomous driving in open terrain. The new digital possibilities are based on the innovative Mithra OS operating system from ARX Robotics. The two companies are working closely together to continuously develop the technology based on experience.