* Stockholm - A fully autonomous construction truck
--- Not content with its plans to test autonomous cars on public roads in China and the UK, Volvo wants to test self-driving trucks in underground mines too. The Swedish carmaker has developed a fully autonomous construction truck that it says can work without supervision... The truck who can operate fully autonomously both above and below ground, has been developed in partnership with Saab-owned tech consultancy Combitech, as part of a research and development project. Member of Volvo's group executive board and chief technology officer Torbjörn Holmström says such vehicles could improve the productivity of businesses, as they can work round-the-clock without tiring, unlike human drivers... The truck is fitted with GPS technology and LiDAR sensors, which continuously scan its surroundings. Using data from these sources, it is able to navigate fixed and moving obstacles, as well as operate fully autonomously both above and below ground...
(Photo: The truck can operate fully autonomously both above and below ground) -- Stockholm, Sweden - Gizmag, by Stu Robarts - May 9, 2016Labels: autonomous trucks, truckmakers news Sweden
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