Yes. Several mines in Australia have them.
Fun fact. When they were trialing the systems the tires on the automated trucks were wearing down faster and deeper ruts were appearing on the roads.
Turns out they didn't have any deviation logic so the trucks were following the same path as the GPS track instead of offsetting the driving like a human would do.Turns out they didn't have any deviation logic so the trucks were following the same path as the GPS track instead of offsetting the driving like a human would do
This is interesting, can you expand on that?
Hambourg harbor has a fully automated area where autonomous trucks/ platforms carry ship containers. Huge vessels and full electric.
There are fully automated cargo drones on private property.
I’m not aware of any operating full size trucks on public roads.
Can you be more precise about what level of automation these trucks should have? Other forms of transport like trains and aircraft have automation, but it's not full automation and they accept that limitation as the technology develops.
SAE has a classification system for automation of the driving task, but this wouldn't necessarily include the task of loading and unloading cargo, nor the paperwork management for consignments, all of which are part of the commercial truck driving job.
Get from point A to point B without a human.
Haul trucks in mines.
Only in extremely controlled areas like ports or mines are there no humans. Farm tractors are close when in the field.
Texas has a pilot going through some major interstate hubs
