Daimler sends self-propelled trucks on the highway
The self-propelled car comes faster than expected. But that's not all. After informing the Sonntagszeitung Daimler will soon test whether or not self-propelled trucks on German motorways.
Later this year sends Daimler Trucks on highways, where the computer replaces the driver: "We are confident that we will in the coming weeks, the authorization for tests on German motorways get" Daimler Board of Management said Wolfgang Bernhard the Sunday newspaper: "And then we place off immediately ". There are nationwide tests planned, starting with Baden-Württemberg.
With the serial production of the semi-autonomous trucks Bernhard counted "in two or three years" before the appropriate car to hit the market: "Technically, we can get it back."
With the new technique, the road safety walkways, emphasized Bernhard: "97 percent of accidents based on human factors. The machine moves a total safer than man. "Quite unnecessary, the driver is not sure, with this technique. "There will always be a man sitting there who ensures that nothing happens," Bernhard said. "I can driving while completely handed over to the machine, also the braking and acceleration, the ride must monitor but."
FAS Read more in the Sunday newspaper from 26.07.2015. On the eve already in the FAS app and as e-paper .
Until fully autonomous driving even will be some time believes Wolfgang Bernhard, "because also want Apple, Google and the likes to be there." Terror let itself Daimler not by the new competition. ". We go on this issue front and let's not butter take the bread" When a company like Apple to even Daimler employees poaches him be troubled that the Board said: "This is an accolade for us if Apple decides: Your Business, the cars, which is so important, because we want to be there ".