Tesla is planning to exam its upcoming autonomous semi-truck without a human driver onboard , Reuters has learned.
An electronic mail betwixt the automaker together with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has revealed that Tesla’s long-awaited semi-truck volition endure able to deed inwards ‘platoons’ where multiple trucks tin follow a Pb vehicle.
Elon Musk kickoff announced the Tesla semi-truck over 12 months agone every bit purpose of his second master copy plan together with intends on revealing the concept inwards September only until directly , there’s been no give-and-take close the vehicle implementing whatever assort of autonomous driving capabilities.
In a specific electronic mail betwixt Tesla regulatory official Nasser Zamani together with Nevada DMV official Apr Sanborn , the electrical start-up says it wants to exam prototypes inwards Nevada together with California.
“To insure nosotros are on the same page , our principal destination is the might to locomote our epitome exam trucks inwards a continuous mode across the nation business together with inside U.S. of Nevada together with California inwards a platooning and/or Autonomous mode without having a mortal inwards the vehicle ,” Zamani wrote.
Speaking to Reuters , officials from Nevada said that Tesla has notwithstanding to employ for an autonomous testing license for its truck.
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