Volvo has demonstrated a self-driving lorry to a Volvo Group Innovation Summit in Beijing after conducting research into autonomous transport solutions for several years.
The company has already demonstrated concept vehicles for applications in confined areas such mines and quarries. Now Volvo Group has taken the next step with an autonomous concept truck for hub-to-hub transportations in semi-confined areas like harbours and dedicated lanes on highways.
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This lorry, based on an existing FH platform, navigates and operates autonomously using Lidar and GPS technology to continuously read surroundings, navigating around fixed and movable obstacles while gathering data via its on-board transport syste.
The truck requires no manual supervision, but rather is part of the customer’s total transport solution controlling the entire delivery process.
“Although this technology may be years away from production, it will undoubtedly influence our future offering and has the potential to develop smart societies for the future,” said Volvo Group president and CEO, Martin Lundstedt.
“No matter what type of solution we develop, safety is always our primary concern and this applies to all our self-driving projects.”
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