Podcast: Volvo’s autonomous trucking roadmap: What’s holding back commercial rollout
An interview with Sasko Cuklev breaks down the components of autonomous truck deployment: infrastructure, safety protocols, and strategic partnerships in Volvo's autonomous ecosystem.
A decade ago, many trucking industry experts predicted autonomous trucks would be running without humans by the middle of this decade. That's where we find ourselves today, yet self-driving trucks operating on public highways still have safety drivers in the cab monitoring the technology.
What's the holdup?
Sasko Cuklev, head of on-road solutions at Volvo Autonomous Solutions, details the company's strategy for commercializing autonomous trucking and developing an autonomous ecosystem: digital integration, infrastructure, first-responder training, and more.
Listen to the interview on this week's episode of The Fleet Lead podcast below or search for The Fleet Lead on your favorite podcast app.
Timestamps
2:18 - The truck driver shortage and autonomous pitch today
6:24 - Update on Volvo's Texas operations
8:57 - Pace of autonomous development
9:52 - Public acceptance, regulation, and product validation
11:46 - Message to fleets watching autonomous development
Editor-in-Chief Josh Fisher has been with FleetOwner since 2017. He covers everything from modern fleet management to operational efficiency, artificial intelligence, autonomous trucking, alternative fuels and powertrains, regulations, and emerging transportation technology. Based in Maryland, he writes the Lane Shift Ahead column about the changing North American transportation landscape.
