Shanghai issues first test plates for self-driving trucks

TuSimple, a self-driving truck solutions company, was one of the two companies granted China's first road test plate for autonomous driving trucks in Shanghai on Oct 16.

Founded in 2015, TuSimple focuses on the research and development of large-scale freight truck self-driving systems, with R&D centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Hebei province, as well as in California and Arizona.

Its self-driving vehicles use a camera-centric system and sensor fusion technology to achieve a pixel-level vision range of 1 kilometer. The technology enables the vehicles to operate safely in multiple driving scenarios.