Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has announced the opening of a vaccination centre at its CV manufacturing plant in Oragadam. The facility, to be open from Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 17:00, will have five vaccination booths. It will be capable of vaccinating 250 people per day and include a refreshments area, a post-vaccination lounge and a seating area for up to 300 people. Operating under the Government’s Co-WIN platform, the centre will be administered by private hospital and government health personnel depending on vaccine availability. Apart from its employees, DICV is also planning to give vaccine free to truck drivers of all brands. The centre will operate as long as it is necessary. In other news, DICV has set up a Virtual Reality Centre (VRC), which allows operators to virtually perform serviceability and accessibility checks using a digital model accessed via 3D goggles and navigational joysticks. This has the potential to transform both R&D and vehicle servicing procedures, as it reduces the need for custom-built tools, prototype vehicles, and service bays. Offering remote collaboration without the need for a physical model and workspace, the VRC enables DICV personnel to share digital models with Daimler Truck colleagues around the world, overcoming pandemic-induced travel restrictions.