From a road tractor parcel delivery or shuttle service through to a combined drone and minibus taxi The Schaeffler Mover is suitable for a wide variety of use cases The platform consisting of the complete drive system batteries control electronics and all sensors for autonomous driving always remains the same October 2 2019 is a typical autumnal day in Söder tälje Sweden eight degrees centigrade 46 F an overcast sky smaller rain showers and a slight but cold westerly wind that later shifts northward chilly weather Even so this day is unusual Swed ish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania is demonstrating a truck of the future on its prov ing grounds The truck is a fully autonomous ve hicle So what s new about that one might ask The novelty is that the truck not only has no driver but also no cab Instead there are sensors com puters and actuators doing the driver s job Strict ly for monitoring and emergency interventions a relaxed worker sits in a remote air conditioned of fice which theoretically could be anywhere in the world Scania s Swedish competitor Volvo is investing in an autonomous future as well At its Eskilstuna plant the company has established a dedicated proving ground including 5G wireless technology for electric and autonomous construction vehicles Construction sites gravel quarries and open pit mining are examples of use cases for such ve hicles off highway areas with low speed limits routes that never change and hardly any other type of traffic They provide an ideal learning environ ment for autonomous driving and are much better suited for this purpose than the hustle and bustle of big cities with road users whose actions are not necessarily predictable Autonomous workers The working world is a pioneer in autonomous driv ing anyway Smaller self driving transport vehicles have been hauling body panels engines and oth er components through factory halls in modern automotive assembly plants and other industrial By Carsten Paulun 58

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