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News: <p><a href='https://newatlas.com/automotive/einride-pod-nhtsa-us-public-roads-approval/'>Cabless autonomous electric truck approved for US public roads</a> | New Atlas (01:35)</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Freight technology company Einride first introduced its cabless autonomous electric T-pod truck back in 2017.<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Couple years later in 2020, it started rolling along Swedish Roads</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Now the company has been given the green light for operation on public roads in the US.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">In what Einride claims is a first, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has approved its purpose-built autonomous electric vehicle to operate on public roads in the US, and there'll be no driver in the cab as the Einride Pod doesn't have a cab.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The T-pod Truck makes use of an onboard sensor suite:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">cameras, radars and LiDARs </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">will be monitored remotely by a human operator</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">If you are curious about the <a href='https://newatlas.com/t-pod-driverless-transport-truck/50354/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body'>sizing</a>:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Each vehicle should measure about 7 meters (23 ft) in length, and be capable of carrying 15 standard pallets worth of cargo. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">It will weigh 20 tons with a full load, covering a distance of approximately 200 km (124 miles) on one charge of its 200-kWh battery pack.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The public road pilot is due to start in Q3 of this year, where the vehicle will merge with existing fleet operations at a GE Appliances manufacturing facility.<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Expected to move goods between warehouses and operate on public roads in mixed traffic.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/enzyme-reverse