Daimler has been road-testing its autonomous trucks in Nevada since May. From the BBC:
Daimler is currently seeking certification for a self-driving truck so it can be tested on public roads in Germany.
[...] "We're testing in Germany on our own proving grounds. The next step is getting real-life experience on German highways as well," [spokesman Wolfgang Bernhard] told the BBC. "We're looking to do that in the second half of the year."
Bernhard is confident Daimler will get certification within weeks. The self-driving trucks use GPS, radar and video cameras to navigate, and there's always a driver present and able to immediately retake control of the truck if needed.
Spotted on The Eponymous Pickle.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday July 28 2015, @02:34PM
Wasn't Fiat the cheapest thing on the road, until Hyundai came along? I know that Datsun was a contender for the title for a little while.
What are those career Mickey D employees buying today, when they move up from skateboards?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 28 2015, @07:17PM
Runaway, did you just say "Datsun"? Wow. What about Studebaker? Nash? The lowly Buppmobile or the snooty Duesenberg?
Time to put the teeth in and change the adult undergarment!
(Score: 1) by plogerjb on Wednesday July 29 2015, @04:16AM
Unlike the AC that replied, I know that Datsun IS Nissan, and man are they some piles of junk. I'm talking 2006-8 cars with floorboards that are gone.
I believe in doing the right thing as well as being fair. Sometimes these don't go hand in hand.
(Score: 2) by bd on Wednesday July 29 2015, @08:29AM
I think Nissan went into a "strategic alliance" with Renault back in 1999 and have been using Renault platforms, motors and technology. IMHO, their quality went steeply downhill then.