Autonomous on the Autobahn; Daimler hits the road

Oct 5, 2015

Updated Oct 6, 2015

Daimler’s autonomous truck on the autobahn.

Late last week, Daimler Trucks launched its autonomous vehicle control system, Highway Pilot, in Europe on a section of autobahn highway between Denkendorf and Stuttgart, Germany. Daimler opted to introduce the European version of Highway Pilot in a current-model Mercedes-Benz Actros cabover.

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