TuSimple claims success on 80-mile driverless Class 8 pilot in Arizona

[Mike]

TuSimple claims it successfully completed an 80-mile nighttime run on Interstate 10 in Arizona with no driver in the cab — the first to reach the goal in the U.S. among many competitors working on robot-driven trucks.

San Diego-based TuSimple (NASDAQ: TSP) kept secret the timing of the first driverless pilot, announcing Wednesday that the upfitted Class 8 truck left a large rail yard in Tucson, Arizona, on Dec. 22 and covered surface streets and highways for an hour and 20 minutes before safely arriving at a high-volume distribution center in the Phoenix metro area.

The autonomous driving system navigated surface streets, traffic signals, on-ramps, off-ramps, emergency lane vehicles and highway lane changes in open traffic while naturally interacting with other motorists, TuSimple said in a press release.

The Arizona Department of Transportation and law enforcement collaborated on the initial run, which had no remote control or traffic intervention. But it wasn’t without precautions.

TuSimple claims success on 80-mile driverless Class 8 pilot in Arizona

TuSimple achieved its goal of sending a Class 8 truck with no one in the cab on a nighttime run along Interstate 10 in Arizona.

www.freightwaves.com

 

[Mike]

The simple stuff is figured out, now to work on the complex situations such as getting the container secured on the chassis, opening doors, and backing.

Was a little shocked that they did this with nobody in the truck. Can’t imagine the reaction if this would have been made public knowledge.

 

[389 Hood]

They CLAIM it. That doesn't mean it's 100% true is all aspects. Could you imagine the feeding frenzy by the sharks (lawyers) has this been made public knowledge? Just for the cases, someone, someway, would have set it up for a financial failure. They don't care if there would have been injuries or not. It's no different than trucks with drivers. The lawyer commercials are sickening about making trucks out to be the biggest danger on the roadways.

 

[Shreck]

The simple stuff is figured out, now to work on the complex situations such as getting the container secured on the chassis, opening doors, and backing.

Was a little shocked that they did this with nobody in the truck. Can’t imagine the reaction if this would have been made public knowledge.

If I would have been driving along side it I think I should have been in the loop.

 

[Electric Chicken]

If I would have been driving along side it I think I should have been in the loop.

I wish I could have driven along side it.

 

[Sinister]

Oh hey guys an autonomous truck successfully ran a...

Nevermind. Someone posted this already.

Commence autistic screeching.

Autonomous trucker TuSimple logs first no-human road test

NEW YORK (AP) — A semitruck completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board and no human intervention during the trip using technology developed by TuSimple, the company said Wednesday.

apnews.com

 

[Sinister]

They CLAIM it. That doesn't mean it's 100% true is all aspects. Could you imagine the feeding frenzy by the sharks (lawyers) has this been made public knowledge? Just for the cases, someone, someway, would have set it up for a financial failure. They don't care if there would have been injuries or not. It's no different than trucks with drivers. The lawyer commercials are sickening about making trucks out to be the biggest danger on the roadways.

It is public knowledge.

That's why we're reading the article.

Frankly I don't care.

Make Andrew Yang president and I'll sit my ass home and collect my Universal Basic Income while robot trucks do all the work.

 

[389 Hood]

But it was made public knowledge after the fact. Had it been made public prior to the test, everyone would have been looking to get in on the cash cow whether it killed them or not.