“The design strategy is to enable a single vehicle chassis to be used to fulfill multiple mobility needs," Kia says, in describing the vision behind its Platform Beyond Vehicles.
The German automaker will incorporate software from Cerence that will allow vehicle occupants to control infotainment, navigation and other functions using intuitive ChatGPT artificial-intelligence technology.
With both the U.S. and EU trying to phase out diesel in heavy trucking by 2040, Daimler Truck is rolling out fuel-cell-powered heavy trucks this year to test the emerging mobility model.