After attacking the car industry, tech players are now taking on commercial vehicles. Deep-pocketed giants are planning to offer autonomous trucks.
Startups have announced offerings for 2017 such as retrofit kits that take over a wide range of driving tasks. These advances, combined with disruption in the logistics sector, will transform the shipment industry, as truck fleets organize delivery more efficiently and coordinate driving to save fuel. Incumbent truck OEMs invest massively, so that by around 2030+, there is a chance that trucks will become fully autonomous.
New Tech Means New Trucks
The march of autonomous driving technology will change how trucks are used – and what they need to do
