{"id":2556,"date":"2019-02-01T19:49:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/amazon-private-fleet-reportedly-testing-autonomous-trucks\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:47:31","slug":"amazon-private-fleet-reportedly-testing-autonomous-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/amazon-private-fleet-reportedly-testing-autonomous-trucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Private Fleet Reportedly Testing Autonomous Trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Embark, a startup aiming to develop an autonomous retrofit system for existing trucks, issued a report highlighting the 124,000-plus miles its vehicles operated in semi-autonomous mode with \u201cmultiple Fortune 500 companies,\u201d including Amazon and its private fleet, according to CCJ magazine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SelfDrivingCars\/comments\/ajwk6n\/saw_this_on_the_i10_today_is_amazon_making\/\">Filed to Reddit<\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>this week was the post showing an Amazon-emblazoned trailer being hauled by one of Embark\u2019s retrofitted semi-autonomous Peterbilts (Peterbilt has said it is not involved with Embark).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">An Amazon spokesperson on Thursday wouldn\u2019t explicitly confirm whether Amazon was working with Embark to test the autonomous platform. Instead, the company\u00a0provided this statement:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe are always innovating and working with innovative companies to improve the customer experience and safety of our team. We think successful over the road autonomy will create safer roadways and a better work environment for drivers on long-haul runs.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Likewise, Embark wouldn\u2019t comment on the venture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The companies declined to answer questions regarding how many Embark vehicles it was testing, what kind of freight was being hauled, the geography of the tests, how many miles of testing had been conducted with Amazon\u2019s fleet and whether the tests would continue, CCJ reports. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Embark\u2019s system as of now is a Level 2 autonomous platform, meaning a truck can maintain its lane and accelerate and decelerate without the input of a human driver. Level 2 is mostly a sophisticated cruise control system designed for use on highways. Level 2 vehicles can\u2019t make turns or negotiate passes, for instance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">However, the company says its ultimate goal is Level 4 autonomy \u2014 a high level of autonomy that still requires a human operator but requires little input. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Of the SAE\u2019s levels of automation, Level 4 is the penultimate, with Level 5 automated systems being completely driverless. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccjdigital.com\/amazons-private-fleet-appears-to-be-testing-embarks-autonomous-trucks\/\">story here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embark, a startup aiming to develop an autonomous retrofit system for existing trucks, issued a report highlighting the 124,000-plus miles its vehicles operated in semi-autonomous mode with \u201cmultiple Fortune 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