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DB Schenker's driverless lorry allowed on public Swedish roads

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  1. feigneddork
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    This seems pretty cool and a step in the right direction, but I do wonder what will happen if: The truck has some sort of accident - is there some sort of process to get physical people to the...

    This seems pretty cool and a step in the right direction, but I do wonder what will happen if:

    • The truck has some sort of accident - is there some sort of process to get physical people to the site and check out the damage etc? There's only so much one can do remotely.
    • The truck looses connection - The news articles does say they have "advanced communication systems" but what happens when those communication systems go down? Will the truck keep going? Will it stop?
    • Is there anything in place to remotely halt the truck in an emergency?

    I suspect the lorry has tons of logistical data about how it's running and it's efficiency etc, so I'd imagine some of the above points have been addressed.

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  2. bbvnvlt
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    Cool, but it's (just) a cautious experiment: So, allowed on one specific Swedish road, not roads, plural :-P

    Cool, but it's (just) a cautious experiment:

    The lorry is limited to 5km/h (3mph) while mixing with human-driven traffic and can make trips between only two locations, on the industrial estate.

    So, allowed on one specific Swedish road, not roads, plural :-P

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