TuSimple completes 63-kilometer driverless journey in Chinese traffic Autonomous truck company TuSimple successfully completed a nearly 63-kilometer journey on a public road in China, safely navigating normal traffic. According to the company, the truck had neither a human occupant nor external help.
The driverless ride took place on approved public roads operated by the government in Shanghai have been released. These included the Yangshan Deepwater Port Logistics Park and the Donghai Bridge. TuSimple announced last week that they had been granted a fully driverless trial license by the Pudong New Area in Shanghai.
During the test, the autonomous navigated Truck TuSimple China complex urban roads and highways within the port area. This included traffic lights, ramps, ramps, lane changes, vehicles on the hard shoulder, partial lane closures, fog and cross winds. A security vehicle followed the driverless truck but did not intervene. The company worked closely with authorities.
TuSimple China has been working on highly autonomous operation for more than two years level 4 to demonstrate. The company placed great emphasis on redundancy, reliability and stability in preparation for driverless operations. The company sees this as a milestone.
Competitor Plus completed a 32-kilometer driverless drive in China in late June 2021. It drove on the newly built Wufengshan Expressway in Jiangsu Province near Shanghai, which has not yet been opened to the public.
TuSimple is planning a commercial driverless trip between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, next year, on the same section of Interstate 10 that it test-drived in December 2021 with no crew in the cab.
Most recently, the company came because of irregularities into the conversation.