Simulators could be training tomorrow’s self-driving trucks | Automotive World

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SimulationAutonomous vehicles (self driving, driverless)Trucks & Buses

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Aug 3, 2022 5:27 AM

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Raphael Thys

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https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/simulators-could-be-training-tomorrows-self-driving-trucks/

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Will Girling examines the use of simulators to help autonomous trucks gain the thousands of miles’ worth of experience needed to navigate roads

A study conducted by the University of Michigan in March 2022 found that autonomous trucks (ATs) could theoretically replace 90% of human drivers in US long-range trucking. Although no definite timeframe was provided for this transition, this news will undoubtably pique the curiosity of industry chiefs still struggling with the global shortage of drivers.

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