Daimler truck subsidiary tests autonomous driving software without a safety driver

Autonomous driving Torc Robotics tests functions without a safety driver

2024-11-12 From | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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The Daimler truck subsidiary is testing its software without a safety driver for the first time. The product acceptance test was carried out at full operating speed of up to 105 km/h (65 mph).

Without a safety driver on board, the eCascadia drove completely autonomously on the closed-off test track in Texas.(Image: Daimler Truck) — Without a safety driver on board, the eCascadia drove completely autonomously on the closed-off test track in Texas.
(Image: Daimler Truck)

Torc Robotics has started to validate its software for autonomous driving. To this end, trucks from the Daimler Truck subsidiary are driving on a multi-lane, cordoned-off test track without a safety person behind the wheel. The product acceptance test was carried out at full operating speeds of up to 105 km/h.

The trial marks Torc's entry into the scalable product release process, the company announces. Among other things, the company's system architecture will be combined with production-ready embedded hardware and safety technology to develop an autonomous driving software product. The technology is due to be launched on the market in 2027.

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No safety driver on board

The function of the driving software to move a truck safely without a human on board is an important point with regard to the introduction of autonomous driving for commercial use. So far, Daimler Truck and Torc have tested and developed autonomous driving for safety reasons with safety drivers and driving supervisors on board. Their task is to constantly monitor the truck during the entire driving operation and to be ready to take over control from the autonomous driving application at any time. Daimler Truck and Torc have so far tested their systems together with logistics companies on selected routes, for example on highways and country roads, as well as driving off and turning at controlled intersections. (se)

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