China Takes Human-in-the-Loop Truck Platooning Route to Freight Automation
2C_ornot2C · x · 2026-08-20
China is pursuing human-in-the-loop platooning rather than waiting for fully driverless trucks: a human operates the lead vehicle while self-driving trucks follow in convoy, bringing freight automation to logistics hubs before robotaxis are ready for open roads. A commenter notes the same convoy approach was trialed in Europe in the 2010s (Romania to Port of Rotterdam), and marvels that it's now the Chinese pushing the avenue forward.
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