The state of Nevada in the US has officially registered and allowed a semi autonomous truck to operate on the highways of the state.
The Daimler made semi autonomous truck will be the first commercial truck to drive on American roads. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Daimler Chairman Wolfgang Bernhard mounted the vehicle’s license plate and the unveiling event.
The “Freightliner Inspiration Truck” is loaded with a “Highway Pilot system” supported by cameras, radars, sensors and computer hardware. The truck is not completely self-driving and requires a human driver behind the wheel.
According to the official website, when the autonomous truck takes over, its sensors and computers are “responsible for maintaining legal speed, staying in the selected lane, keeping a safe braking distance from other vehicles, and slowing or stopping the vehicle based on traffic and road conditions.”
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