UPS has invested in autonomous trucks after ongoing tests
TuSimple, the San Diego-based self driving truck company, has entered into a partnership with UPS to test self driving tractor trailer trucks with the aim of exploring uses for autonomous trucks in package delivery. The testing, which has been ongoing since May 2019, has seen TuSimple’s trucks carrying UPS freight along a North American Freight Forwarding route in Arizona between the cities of Phoenix and Tucson. The trucks are Level 4 autonomous, meaning they are entirely computer controlled but still allow a driver to take manual control of the vehicle.