The commercial vehicle manufacturers Daimler Truck and Volvo are planning a joint venture to develop a common software platform and operating system for heavy trucks. The aim is to make the new company a leading developer of standardized hardware and software, the manufacturers jointly announced on Friday. The chief executive of Germany’s Daimler Truck, Martin Daum, said that the aim was to develop differentiating digital vehicle features for global customers significantly faster and more efficiently. And the chief executive of Sweden’s Volvo, Martin Lundstedt, added that they are now joining …