Autonomous Trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has closed its investigation into a heavily publicized crash of a TuSimple autonomous truck. A driver-supervised autonomous truck took an unintended sharp left turn across a lane of westbound traffic on I-10 and struck a concrete barrier. The safety driver tried to countersteer the truck, which followed a computer-generated command that was several minutes old. Crash dinged TuSimple reputation as autonomous trucking leaderTuSimple’s leadership among autonomous trucking startups suffered from the crash. Investors pummel TuSimple shares amid boardroom dramaAfter going public in April 2021 with an $8.1 million market capitalization, TuSimple shares began a roller-coaster ride that eventually turned downward.