World’s First “Driver Out“ Fully Autonomous Semi-Truck Operating on Open Public Roads | TuSimple

On December 22nd, TuSimple made history by becoming the first to successfully test a fully autonomous semi-truck on open public roads without a human in the vehicle and without human intervention. The run took place the evening of December 22nd and required TuSimple’s upfitted autonomous semi-truck to begin its journey from a large railyard in Tucson, Arizona, and travel more than 80 miles on surface streets and highways, safely arriving at a high-volume distribution center in the Phoenix metro area. Along the journey, TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) successfully navigated surface streets, traffic signals, on-ramps, off-ramps, emergency lane vehicles, and highway lane changes in open traffic while naturally interacting with other motorists. The following is a list of notable on-road events which demonstrate the maturity of TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS): 1. Intro - 0:00 1. Start - 0:40 2. Pedestrian - 4:27 3. W3 merge into highway - 4:58 4. Accept merge in - 8:34 5. Active changing to the right lane - 9:25 6. Parallel truck looking into the cabin - 10:06 7. Curious parallel truck checking us again - 10:46 9. Aggressive cut in - 17:55 10. Avoid ELV - 28:03 11. Overtake slow vehicles - 29:38 12. Right lane preference - 30:46 13. Avoid ELV and interact with other vehicles - 38:53 14. Avoid ELV - 42:51 15. Avoid ELV, Emergency vehicle detected - 53:36 16. Avoid ELV - 54:16 17. Detection of a police vehicle, and lane change afterward - 1:02:01 18. Avoid police vehicle - 1:08:18 19. Right lane preference after the ELV - 1:13:28 20. Last turn and End of the Trip - 1:22:35 About TuSimple: TuSimple is a global autonomous driving technology company, headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in Arizona, Texas, Europe, and China. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is developing a commercial-ready Level 4 (SAE) fully autonomous driving solution for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. TuSimple aims to transform the $4 trillion global truck freight industry through the company’s leading proprietary AI technology, which makes it possible for our autonomous trucks to see 1,000 meters away, operate nearly continuously and consume 10% less fuel than manually driven trucks. Connect with TuSimple: We’re Hiring: Learn more about TuSimple at: Follow TuSimple on LinkedIn: Follow TuSimple on Twitter: Follow TuSimple on Instagram: Follow TuSimple on Facebook: