Autonomous trucking company TuSimple last week successfully completed a fully autonomous semi-truck run on public roads in China without a human present in the vehicle and without human intervention. The company claims to have completed China’s first so-called “driver-out” run.
This is the second time TuSimple has pulled the driver out of operations on public roads. The first time was back in December 2021 and took place along 80-miles of surface streets and highways between a railyard in Tuscon, Arizona and a distribution center in Phoenix. Despite the success of that run, TuSimple didn’t attempt to recreate the test in the U.S.
The run in China was completed by one of TuSimple’s autonomous trucks on public roads approved by Shanghai’s government, including Yangshan Deep-water Port Logistics Park and Donghai Bridge, according to the company. It was a 40-mile stretch, during which the truck had to navigate both urban and highway environments and a range of weather …
