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AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS

January 04, 2022 8:52 AM | John Rigney (Administrator)

The development of autonomous trucks is advancing at a pretty good pace.  A recent test run from a rail yard to a distrubution center in Arizona was successful: 

Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple has completed its first autonomous truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle, according to the company. TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) navigated 100% of the 80-mile run along surface streets and highways between a railyard in Tuscon, Arizona and a distribution center in Phoenix, which took place with no human intervention, marking a milestone for the company that aims to scale its technology into purpose-built trucks by 2024, says president and CEO Cheng Lu.

How many of us thought you could never put a movie on a plastic disc?  There are many challenges to the ADS but it may be coming to a highway near you quicker than expected.


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