Tucson will complete the world's first unmanned heavy truck open road fully unmanned test

IT House December 30 news, Tucson Future announced that it has successfully completed the world's first unmanned heavy truck on the public road fully unmanned test, the whole process without security officers on duty and any human intervention.

The fully unmanned test departed from a railroad port near Tucson City, Arizona, and the driverless truck traveled more than 80 miles (about 128.75 kilometers) at night to reach a large logistics distribution center near Phoenix. Lasting 1 hour and 20 minutes, Tucson's future driverless trucks demonstrate powerful processing capabilities when faced with complex road conditions such as cities and highways, including traffic lights, up and down ramps, emergency lane vehicles, and lane changes.

This fully unmanned test is an important part of Tucson's future R&D project, which will last until 2022. The all-human test was completely operated by Tucson Future's self-developed unmanned driving system, with no safe drivers in the car, and no remote control of the vehicle and other traffic conditions. In order to ensure the public safety of all unmanned testing, Tucson will maintain close cooperation and communication with relevant government regulators and law enforcement agencies in the future, and equipped with safety and security vehicles to ensure the safety of fully unmanned testing operations.

Tucson Future says drivers account for about 40 percent of all trucking operating costs, while its virtual drivers "can operate at lower prices." It also estimates that its technology can save about 10 percent on fuel-related costs compared to human-driven trucks.

IT House understands that TuSimple was founded in 2015 as a driverless truck brand that was originally created to empower the global logistics and transportation industry with L4-level (SAE standard) driverless truck technology. It currently has 70 self-driving trucks worldwide and has completed 2 million miles of road testing.