Daimler Starts Testing Automated Trucks on Public Roads of Virginia
Sep. 14, 2019Daimler, the German automobile giant behind Mercedes-Benz, has started testing automated trucks on the roads of Virginia. The testing is done in the presence of safety drivers trained in automated systems, vehicle dynamics, and engineers for overseeing the whole process.
Daimler’s automated trucks have been developed in a partnership with a robotics-based startup Torc Robotics. The trucks will utilize self-driving software provided by Torc. According to thepress release, these automated trucks come under level 4 of driving automation standards defined by theSociety of Automotive Engineers.
“Bringing level 4 trucks to the public roads is a major step toward our goal to deliver reliable and safe trucks for the benefits of our customers, our economies, and society,”said Martin Daum, a member of the board of management of Daimler AG.
“As we pair Daimler’s expertise in building safe and reliable trucks with Torc’s genius in engineering Level 4 vehicles, we have no doubt we will do great things in the future. We look forward to writing history together. The U.S. highways are the perfect place to develop automated driving technology.”, said Roger Nielsen, CEO of Daimler Trucks North America.
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