The Freightliner Inspiration Truck permits drivers to cede full control of all critical functions whenever cruising down the highway, provided suitable traffic and environmental conditions, this company said within a statement. Such as other self-driving vehicles available on the market, this autonomous semi hopes to lessen accidents, road congestion and also fuel consumption.
The truck isn’t a totally self-driving truck, since drivers are needed to control the vehicle while exiting the highway, driving upon local roads and also docking for deliveries. But these kinds of limited self-driving vehicles — chosen level 3 by federal regulators — are paving the best way towards 100% autonomous motor vehicles — level 4 — where a “driver” isn’t expected drive or control the vehicle at any point over the ride.
This Freightliner Inspiration Truck is currently one of several limited autonomous vehicles you could encounter while driving throughout the country. Google’s level 3 driverless cars are already licensed to hit the roads in a number of states for some years, while the company is actually testing a prototype for totally automated cars which don’t have even steering wheels or pedals.
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