Level 2 automation

FMCSA to recruit truck drivers for autonomous vehicle study

truck with autonomous driving systems

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is calling on 100 truck drivers to participate in an experiment using a simulator to evaluate distractions that occur while driving trucks equipped with lower-level autonomous technology.

The research, which will also include a non-simulator training study session, will assess driver readiness when assuming control of a truck with Level 2 (L2) and Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving systems (ADS) and develop a driver-distraction training program,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-to-recruit-truck-drivers-for-autonomous-vehicle-study

TuSimple discloses specifics of federal ownership probe

Driverless trucking software developer TuSimple Holdings reported $1.5 million in revenue from its growing autonomous freight network in Q2, a fivefold increase over a year ago.

The San Diego-based company reported it is still waiting to see how and whether its ownership structure will change based on an investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

CFIUS is conducting a 45-day review of the 2017 purchase of TuSimple’s redeemable convertible preferred shares...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tusimple-discloses-specifics-of-federal-ownership-probe

Questioning new federal crash data requirements

A group representing makers self-driving cars and trucks wants the Biden administration to reconsider its recent order mandating that manufacturers and operators of automated vehicles promptly report data involving certain crashes that occur while the automation technology is engaged.

The Self-Driving Coalition, whose members include truck technology companies Embark, TuSimple and Waymo — all of which are included in the order issued on June 29 by the National Highway Traffic Safety...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/questioning-new-federal-crash-data-requirements