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Dive Brief:
- Traton Group brands, including Navistar, MAN and Scania, are testing autonomous trucks on public roads in the US and Europe with a safety driver on board and plan to pilot commercial operations this year.
- The companies will pilot commercial operations with fleets this year before starting production and installation at scale, an effort being done through a partnership with software provider AV Plus, according to a press release.
- “Pilot customers are expected within the year, with commercial deployments gradually expanding along strategic US corridors,” Navistar News Release he said.
Dive Insight:
AV companies have flocked to Texas to develop commercial capabilities, including Aurora Innovation, Gatik and Kodiak Robotics.
Navistar International trucks, combined with a safety driver and Plus AV technology, add to that mix.
“There is a strong business case for autonomous technology in the hub-to-hub distribution model, especially in long-haul transportation where there is an exciting opportunity to increase operational efficiency,” said Tobias Glitterstam, Navistar chief strategy and transformation officer. announcement.
Traton, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, developed the partnership with Plus last year, following a previous partnership, according to the Santa Clara, California-based technology company.
“The teams have begun testing their Level 4 autonomous trucks on the busy freight corridor between San Antonio and Dallas, Texas, and will expand to other routes in the Texas Triangle and the I-10 corridor,” the release said. “Commercial deployments will gradually expand along strategic US corridors.”