Leading the charge on self-driving trucks isTuSimple, a company with dual headquarters in Beijing, China, and in San Diego, California, plus a testing facility in Tucson, Arizona. TuSimple has identified port terminal tractors as an ideal first application for autonomous vehicles. The firm even ...
"It takes two drivers to work on shifts to carry cargo from Beijing to Guangzhou, a 2,400 km journey, on a conventional truck. With these self-driving trucks, it only takes one safety inspector like me," said 31-year-old robotruck driver Huo Kangtian. "It's a ...
The Tire of the Future is Autonomous: Smart Tires for Self-driving Cars Continental C.A.R.E™ enables tires to perform maintenance on themselves. Find out more On September 11, 1968, Continental’s first electronically controlled driverless car took to the Contidrom. ...
Transport Autonomous, self-sorting cargo highways outlined for Japan Transport Self-driving powerbank gives EV drivers a jerrycan on wheels Meet the EV equivalent of a full jerry can – a 141 kilowatt-hour battery charger on wheels, that can autonomously drive itself to wherever it's needed, ...
In this article, we take a closer look at self-driving trucks and ask: Why is logistics an area with such potential for driverless technology? What’s behind the EU’s AWARD consortium? How might using AVs in logistics change our day-to-day lives? Read more about There Is Money To Be...
Founded out of Stockholm, Sweden in 2016, Einride initially developed a cabless self-driving cargo truck that can also be controlled remotely by human operators if required. However, regulatory hurdles led Einride to adopt a two-pronged approach that also involves human-driven electric trucks. ...
There is a clear-cut business case for adoption of autonomous technology in goods movement, an industry that historically struggles with driver retention. Self-driving trucks offer sizable economic and operational benefits for companies across the supply chain; most notable is a projected 30% or more...
Apple spent 2018 building out the beginnings of its self-driving car fleet, with 70 vehicles officially on the road and registered with the California DMV as of September of that year. This reportedly made Apple the owner of the third-largest autonomous test vehicle fleet in the state, behind...
the company tested autonomous versions of the Kamaz 43118 on the snowy and icy roads of the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field near the Arctic Circle. The self-driving trucks transported cargo inextreme weather conditionsthat would be too harsh for a human driver, allowing uninterrupted operation...
The technology relates to the prediction and handling of tire blowouts for vehicles operating in a self-driving (autonomous) mode. Aspects involve determining a likelihood of tire failure, including actions the vehicle may take to reduce the likelihood of failure. Pre-trip and real-time system ...