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The International Truck of the Year (ITOY) is an annual award made by the international transport sector. Each year an expert jury, consisting of leading, authoritative specialist journalists, selects the International Truck of the Year from the new vehicles appearing on the European market. [1] At The 67th IAA Nutzfahrzeuge, IToY added new award: IToY Truck Innovation Award.
| IToY Truck Innovation Award | |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2019 | MAN aFAS level 4 [19] (MAN Truck & Bus AG) |
| 2020 | Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (H2 Xcient Fuel-Cell) |
| 2021 | Mercedes-Benz GenH2 (Hydrogen Truck) & eActros (Battery-electric heavy-duty Truck (BEV)) |
| 2022 | DAF XF H₂ Innovation Truck |
| 2023 | Mercedes-Benz eActros Long-Haul |
| 2024 | MAN's Autonomous driving projects ATLAS-L4 and ANITA [20] |
| 2025 | MAN hTGX [21] |
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