Scania’s autonomous trucks with cutting-edge AI-based technology are going to change how the world moves within the near future. Now, the company announces the successful completion of a groundbreaking challenge that redefines the boundaries of self-driving vehicle technology and human achievement.
The challenge involved two autonomous trucks moving towards each other in perfect sync to create a window of less than a second for a professional mountain biker to jump through the opening in between them. It culminated in a world first, as Red Bull athlete Matt Jones successfully jumped between the two self-driving vehicles.
This feat brought together the creativity, engineering excellence and determination of teams from Scania, Red Bull and PlusAI to turn an ‘impossible’ vision into a reality. It was meticulously planned and executed, with advanced software development, practice sessions and safety checks taking place over several months.
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