It's powered by Aurora Driver, a level 4 autonomous driving system that uses high-resolution cameras, imaging radars, a LiDAR sensor that can detect objects up to 400 meters away and even more sensors.
For safety purposes, the truck has 'redundant steering, braking, communication, computation, power management, energy storage and vehicle motion management systems.'
An Aurora spokesperson mentioned that pilot programs with clients planning to use Volvo's truck will be announced later this year, following previous partnerships with FedEx and Uber Freight.
'Volvo has already started manufacturing a test fleet of the VNL Autonomous truck at its New River Valley assembly facility in Virginia,' said Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions.
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