TOKYO, June 5, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- TuSimple Holdings, Inc. ("TuSimple")
(Nasdaq: TSP), a global autonomous driving technology company,
today announced it has begun Level 4 autonomous test runs on
Japan's most critical freight
corridor that connects the major cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
In 2021, TuSimple Japan, a subsidiary of TuSimple, completed a
series of safety validation and testing work of its autonomous
driving system with a local Japanese OEM's truck. In January 2023, TuSimple Japan commenced regular
testing on the Tomei Expressway.
Japan's freight industry faces
a serious challenge of driver shortage and aging population.
Japan's Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications reported in 2022 that 45.2% of the
drivers in the country's transportation industry were aged 50 or
older. It has been reported that the Japanese government is
planning to launch a self-driving lane on some sections of the New
Tomei Expressway by 2024 and will allow commercial operation of SAE
Level 4 fully autonomous trucks in 2026.
"Self-driving technology is a promising solution to the driver
shortage issue that Japan's
logistics industry faces," said Cheng Lu, President and CEO at
TuSimple. "We aim to actively build business partnerships with
local companies and develop the technology that will meet local
customer demand. We are dedicated to providing the most reliable,
safe and efficient autonomous truck solutions for the long-haul
transportation industry."
TuSimple is developing a commercial-ready, fully autonomous (SAE
Level 4) driving solution for long-haul heavy-duty trucks and aims
to transform the $4 trillion global
truck freight industry through the company's leading AI technology.
As of March 2023, TuSimple trucks
have recorded more than 10 million cumulative miles through
testing, research, and freight delivery. In December 2021, TuSimple made history by executing
the world's first fully autonomous semi-truck run on public roads
in Arizona, USA without any human
intervention.
https://youtu.be/ngXYOkDEQIw
About TuSimple
TuSimple is a global autonomous driving
technology company headquartered in San
Diego, California, with operations in the United States and Asia. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is developing
a commercial-ready, fully autonomous (SAE Level 4) driving solution
for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. TuSimple aims to transform the
$4 trillion global truck freight
industry through the company's leading AI technology, which makes
it possible for trucks to drive safely autonomously, operate nearly
continuously, and reduce fuel consumption by 10%+ relative to
manually driven trucks. Global achievements include the world's
first fully autonomous, 'driver-out' semi-truck run on open public
roads, and development of the world's first Autonomous Freight
Network (AFN). Visit us at www.tusimple.com.
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