Daimler Debuts “PCC”
By Gunnar Heinrich
DAIMLER’S Freightliner trucking division has announced a new feature called “predictive cruise control” (PCC). PCC uses satellite maps to signal the truck’s throttle control to respond to the road’s topography up to a mile ahead- thereby saving fuel. Given the thirsty nature of some of MB’s SUVs and AMG models, this feature may just have consumer applications down the road (no puns). At this time, the system does not predict “gators”.
April 10, 2009
About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
