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Driverless truck hits the road in Sweden

n electric truck without a driver is The truck is supervised remotely by an
being tested for the first time on operator. Equipped with cameras, radars
ASweden’s roads after the vehicle and 3D sensors, which give it 360-degree
built by Swedish start-up Einride got awareness of its surroundings, the
permission from the regulator to mix with vehicle uses an autonomous driving
other traffic within an industrial area. platform made by Nvidia and its systems
The permit applies to a short distance are connected via a 5G network.
on a public road within an industrial area The truck can reach speeds of up to
between a warehouse and a terminal 85km per hour but is only allowed to drive
where traffic speeds are typically low. at five kilometer per hour during the trial.

Innovative traffic light system

esearchers at the Graz University the traffic lights to red for motorists
of Technology in Austria have and green for pedestrians. According
Rdeveloped a pedestrian traffic to the reserchers the green phase can
light system that can gauge pedestrians’ be extended in the case of large groups
intention to cross the road. The system
uses cameras and computer algorithms of persons, who require more time to
to operate traffic lights. It will be tested cross the road. And if persons leave
on Vienna’s road next year. As soon as the waiting area before the lights have
the system senses that people are looking turned to green, this is also passed on
to cross the road, it automatically turns to the lights.

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