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Sorry Truckers, Volvo's Autonomous Vehicles Can Handle it From Here
Volvo is ready to put its first autonomous, fully electric truck to the test. With the assistance of shipping company DFDS, the vehicle, known as Vera, will ferry goods from a logistics center to a port in Gothenburg, Sweden.
[...] Volvo eventually wants to expand and include multiple autonomous trucks in its operation. It made Vera compatible with most existing trailers and load carriers to take advantage of existing infrastructure. A fleet of Veras would ideally increase predictability and minimize unnecessary downtime, Volvo says.
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Volvo Testing Automated Electric Truck in Sweden
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:24PM (1 child)
> sorry-truckers-volvos-autonomous-vehicles-can-handle-it-from-here
Considering the pollution levels near those ships, between the bunker oil and the diesel trucks, maybe the fact that the in-port handling is being automated by an electric vehicle is a good thing also for the truckers. Since it's Evil Socialist Sweden, the future lost jobs won't result in more people under bridges.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 19 2019, @12:33AM
Trollhättan? Volvo is in Trollhättan. In Sweden.