{"id":2213,"date":"2017-07-11T18:10:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/uber-unveils-latest-autonomous-truck-design\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:49:11","slug":"uber-unveils-latest-autonomous-truck-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/uber-unveils-latest-autonomous-truck-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber Unveils Latest Autonomous Truck Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uber\u2019s Advanced Technologies Group has released a video of its latest autonomous heavy-duty truck design, shown operating on the streets of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>The truck features new sensors and upgraded components, including a new spinning 64-channel lidar design, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/06\/29\/uber-atg-upgrades-its-autonomous-truck-test-fleet-with-new-tech\/\">report by TechCrunch<\/a>. The new lidar (light detection and ranging) sensor design appears to be an off-the-shelf part and not designed in-house.<\/p>\n<p>The 64-channel lidar design is a more advanced design than what was previously shown in demos and should provide better sensor data to the self-driving software.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Uber\u2019s self-driving trucks no longer feature the Otto branding, which was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.truckinginfo.com\/news\/story\/2017\/05\/uber-retires-otto-brand-name.aspx\">retired in May <\/a>and was consolidated under the Uber ATG business unit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nfwOVvjK-sc\">[youtubeVideo id=\u00a0\u00bbnfwOVvjK-sc\u00a0\u00bb width=\u00a0\u00bb350&Prime; height=\u00a0\u00bb300&Prime; responsive=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; \/]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber\u2019s Advanced Technologies Group has released a video of its latest autonomous heavy-duty truck design, shown operating on the streets of San Francisco. 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