A Ride in Peterbilt's Autonomous Truck

    Dec. 9, 2015
    Taking a ride in Peterbilt's self-driving Model 579 test truck

    Peterbilt Motors Co. recently showed off the capabilities of its self-driving Model 579 autonomous test vehicle at the Texas Motor Speedway. Bill Kahn, principle engineer and manager of advanced concepts at Peterbilt, demonstrated how lane keeping systems married to GPS navigation technology and precise GPS maps, can allow a commercial vehicle to drive itself in complex urban street environments. 

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    Sean Kilcarr | Editor in Chief

    Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

     

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