Daimler Truck has announced it will blend its autonomous trucking technologies with its electric truck capabilities to demonstrate its first-ever battery-electric autonomous truck.

A Freightliner eCascadia will serve as the base platform, upon which autonomous technologies will be layered. Its goal is to commercially roll out autonomous vehicles by 2027. The truck maker held a conference call with trade press this week to discuss the initiative, claiming it will not only result in a zero-emission heavy truck, but also one that’s safer.

“By combining zero-emission and autonomous technologies in one product, we are testing solutions for challenges our customers are likely to face in the future,” John O’Leary, president and CEO of Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), said in a related release.

“We want to give them choices that allow them to do what they do best: keep the world moving today and well into the future. That takes a lot of foresight, questioning, testing, learning, improving and co-creating with our customers years in advance to ultimately find the right solution. This truck is a great example of the beginning of that development process.”