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On the factory premises of BASF in Ludwigshafen drive autonomous vehicles.
The vehicles are big Containerthat go by themselves over the terrain. The pilot concept is still running with water in the tanks. If the test is successful, chemicals are transported in the autonomous vehicles.
The vehicles are 17 meters long, have 32 wheels and weigh up to 66 tons. They are called AGV, which stands for Automated Guides Vehicles and are manufactured by the company Pikatron. Not only can you brake from obstacles, but you can also turn. The route is programmed.
The technology is already in the ports of Hamburg and South Korea used, so the source. At the BASF site, the distance to be covered is about an hour’s drive.
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