MAN’s autonomous and unmanned safety vehicle aFAS is celebrating a double premiere at the IAA where it can be seen at the TRATON stand in hall 12. The vehicle is being presented to the general public for the first time and it also scooped a special award on September 19, awarded itself for the first time at the IAA 2018: the “Truck Innovation Award 2019” innovation prize conferred by the International Truck of the Year (IToY) jury for the first time. Collecting the award at the Press Day, MAN Truck & Bus CEO Joachim Drees said: “We are honored to receive the award for aFAS and it underscores the great importance of researching automated driving in practice in public traffic.”