Embark Completes Successful Public Demonstration of Emergency Vehicle Interaction Capability with Texas Law Enforcement Agencies
04 Agosto 2022 - 10:00AM
Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading developer
of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, today announced
the completion of a public demonstration of its emergency vehicle
interaction capability. Working closely with the Texas Department
of Public Safety (“Texas DPS”) and the Travis County Sheriff’s
Office (“TCSO”), Embark developed the capability for Embark-powered
trucks to identify and stop for law enforcement vehicles in
situations such as traffic stops, and built communication protocols
and standard operating procedures between autonomous trucks and law
enforcement officers. This represents the first-ever public
demonstration of an autonomous truck being pulled over by law
enforcement and participating in a routine traffic stop on a public
highway. A video of the capability in action can be viewed on
Embark’s YouTube channel here.
On Embark’s technical capabilities roadmap (see attached
graphic), which details the 16 capabilities required to
commercially deploy autonomous trucks in the US Sunbelt, the
emergency vehicle interaction capability represents the next
milestone achieved by the company. With the completion of this
successful public demonstration, Embark has now achieved 12
technical milestones on its roadmap, marking another major step
towards commercial deployment of its technology.
“The ability to engage safely in emergency vehicle interactions
is necessary to operate an autonomous vehicle on public roads,”
said Emily Warren, Head of Public Policy at Embark Trucks. “Law
enforcement always needs to be able to stop a commercial vehicle –
autonomous or not – to ensure compliance with the law. This
capability was designed to work seamlessly within existing law
enforcement workflows, without requiring new training or technology
investment by first responders.”
Embark’s emergency vehicle interaction capability is an
engineering breakthrough for autonomous trucking with two key
components:
- First, Embark’s engineering team built the technical
functionality for the capability. This included training
Embark-powered trucks to identify emergency vehicles via lights and
other cues, and then respond accordingly by pulling over safely
onto highway shoulders.
- Second, Embark developed an interaction procedure with input
from law enforcement that can enable any law enforcement officer to
safely stop, approach, and receive information from an autonomous
truck intuitively and without any additional equipment. When
commercially deployed, this effort may include outfitting Embark
trucks with clear visual cues and information to signal to law
enforcement and other first responders that an Embark-powered truck
is an autonomous vehicle and has come to a safe stop with no risk
of restarting unexpectedly. Embark’s externally accessible lockbox,
containing information such as registration and bills of lading, as
well as a toll-free number to contact an Embark Guardian support
technician, are also included in the company’s plans to assist law
enforcement officers as they perform roadside traffic stops.
Together, these features represent a comprehensive process for
Embark-powered trucks to comply with law enforcement requests, just
like a human-driven truck would respond in similar situations.
To develop this capability, Embark, TCSO, and Texas DPS executed
comprehensive data collection and testing from April to June that
included closed-course activity at the Texas A&M University
RELLIS Campus test track as well as public road demonstrations.
During Embark’s industry-first demonstration, which took place in
late June on Texas State Highway 130 near Austin, deputies from the
TCSO’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement division followed an
Embark-powered truck along a designated route and successfully
completed a traffic stop of the Embark truck. A deputy was able to
confirm the truck was safe to approach via an external status
display on the side of the truck, then walked through the procedure
of accessing the truck’s documentation via an external lockbox,
using a code that would be provided by a remote Embark Guardian
support technician. The demonstration concluded after the deputy
completed his traffic stop and followed the truck as it re-entered
highway traffic. Embark published a white paper detailing this
procedure and how it can be replicated in other jurisdictions. A
link to the white paper is available here.
About Embark Embark Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:
EMBK) is an autonomous vehicle company building the software
powering autonomous trucks, focused on improving the safety,
efficiency, and sustainability of the nearly $730 billion a year
trucking market. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA since its
founding in 2016, Embark is America’s longest-running self-driving
truck program and partners with some of the largest shippers and
carriers in the nation.
Embark’s mission is to realize a world where consumers pay less
for the things they need, drivers stay close to the homes they
cherish, and roads are safer for the people we love. To learn more
about Embark, visit embarktrucks.com.
Contacts For Embark: Media: Misha Rindisbacher,
press@embarktrucks.com
Investor Relations: Bill Ong,
investorrelations@embarktrucks.com
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