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Daimler Seeks License for Road Testing Autonomous Trucks in Germany

Accepted submission by fliptop at 2015-07-27 15:30:40
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Daimler has been road-testing its autonomous trucks in Nevada since May [soylentnews.org].

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 [itproportal.com] to navigate and there's always a driver present [bbc.com] and able to immediately retake control of the truck if needed.

Spotted on The Eponymous Pickle [blogspot.com].


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