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Watch: The future of automated trucks, parts 1 and 2

Alex Crissey
By Alex Crissey
Contributing Editor Alex Crissey has been with Fleet Equipment since 2015.
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We know automated trucks are coming one day, but how soon will that be, what will they look like, and what needs to happen before they can get out on the road? Watch this series of episodes from FE‘s Future Focus to find out. Parts one and two are below, and parts three and four are coming soon.

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Part one is an overview of autonomous technology and the five levels of automation for trucks. Watch it here:

Part two includes a recap of the automated trucks we’ve already seen out on the road and what their capabilities are. Watch below:

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