"This year"... kinda... This year there will be the first real tests run with no one in the cab. "By 2024,TuSimple plans to achieve Level 4 autonomy, meaning that its trucks will be able to operate without a human driver under limited conditions that may include time of day, weather, or premapped routes."
Somehow I've managed to miss that trucks are better for this stuff not just because of the type of driving they do, but also because they're trucks! Being bigger gives them some advantages.
"Trucks are also a better platform for autonomy, with their large size providing more power for computers and an improved field of view for sensors, which can be mounted higher off the ground."
Somehow I've managed to miss that trucks are better for this stuff not just because of the type of driving they do, but also because they're trucks! Being bigger gives them some advantages.
"Trucks are also a better platform for autonomy, with their large size providing more power for computers and an improved field of view for sensors, which can be mounted higher off the ground."