HOUSTAN, Jan 22 ― A giant 18-wheel transport truck is barrelling down a multi-lane Texas highway, and there is no one behind the wheel.
Self-driving lorries are operated using radars, laser scanners, cameras and GPS antennas that communicate with piloting software. And it is by far not alone. Embark, a self-driving technology start-up, operates an autonomous trucking lane between Houston and San Antonio, while Aurora, co-founded by a former Waymo employee, will open three terminals and a new 1,000 kilometres in Texas this year.
Houston and Dallas are major freight hubs, and Texas’s sprawling distances are ideal for long-haul transport.In 2018, Texas passed a law that essentially gave autonomous cars the same status as conventional vehicles. While it will take a person three days to drive a truck from Los Angeles to Dallas, a self-driving big rig will complete the journey in 24 hours, estimates Aurora.
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