First self-driving truck to hit US streets this year

A driverless TMA truck developed by Royal Truck and Equipment. Image courtesy of Royal Truck and Equipment.

A self-driving truck will the first autonomous vehicle to be tested on US highways according to a new announcement by Royal Truck & Equipment.

Royal Truck & Equipment is a US manufacturer of trucks and other construction vehicles, and has for several years been developing autonomous vehicle technology. It plans to begin testing its first ever autonomous vehicle later this year on highways in Florida. The vehicle in question is a specialized piece of road-construction equipment called a ‘Truck…

First self-driving truck to hit US streets this year

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