TuSimple completes first autonomous (level 4) 80 mile run from Tuscon and Phoenix

AModelCat · Jan 8, 2022

Saskatchewan?

laaylor · Jan 18, 2022

Accidental Trucker said: ↑

The first level 4 trip for a semi truck took place on December 22 between Tuscon and Phoenix, with no human on board, or any form of remote control.
I’m on vacation so I was able to watch the entire trip.
It was totally preloaded and ready to go in the driveway when this started.
The highway trip went well with no problems, but, I did notice on the last right hand turn you could see the trailer bounce so I think it ran over the curb on that turn…
And, they didn’t show how the truck was going to maneuver checking in at the gate.. getting their paperwork looked at; moving forward to get their seal checked, then, doing the Check in process, maybe staging until called and put in a dock for unloading… All that tedious stuff we all have to do. Maybe a drop and hook could be accomplished without a driver? Who’s going to lower the landing gear on the trailer? Do they have to be manufactured to automatically lower now???
How are these trucks going to manage tight turns where we the drivers have to make weird turns??

TuSimple successfully operates 80-mile, autonomous semi-truck ride on public roads without a human present

"TuSimple announced its successful driverless ride via a recent press release, along with YouTube footage of the entire one-hour twenty-minute drive.

The run occurred the evening of December 22, when a semi-truck rigged with TuSimple’s autonomous technology traveled over 80 miles on surface streets and highways from Tucson, Arizona, to a distribution center in the Phoenix metro area.

As you’ll see in the video below, TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) successfully navigated traffic signals, on and off-ramps, emergency lane vehicles, and highway lane changes in open traffic during the trip, all while naturally interacting with other vehicles on the road.

This autonomous driving test was solely operated by TuSimple’s ADS without a human on-board, and without any remote human control of the vehicle – the first class 8 autonomous semi-truck to do so on open public roads.

That being said, the test ride was performed in close collaboration with the Arizona DOT and local law enforcement, with a spotter driving five miles ahead and police half a mile behind."
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