Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and DHL Supply Chain have taken a step toward autonomous freight transportation with the launch of autonomous operations in the United States. The operations will be enabled by the Volvo VNL Autonomous, which is powered by the Aurora Driver.
The partnership aims to assist in validating the full ecosystem required for autonomous transport at scale, according to Volvo. At this stage, a safety driver will be present to monitor performance and ensure integration into existing logistic networks. Freight will initially be hauled on two lanes, Dallas to Houston and Fort Worth to El Paso.
The Volvo VNL Autonomous is designed with built-in redundancy for critical systems. In autonomous trucks, redundancy replaces the backup provided by a human driver with systems that can automatically take control in the rare case of primary systems encountering an issue, ensuring safe operations.
