Embark completes winter-conditions autonomous test
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Beginning in February, the company’s testing in Montana utilized Embark-powered trucks traveling on a 60-mile round trip route on public roads between Clinton and Missoula in varying winter weather situations. Embark said it will look to refine the initial findings in time through additional modeling and partner insights in order to account for associated considerations such as ice formation, sleet and heavy winds. The SD1 was designed from the ground up and includes full, aerospace-level system redundancy and the lowest drag coefficient of any Class 8 truck on the road enabled by a complete redesign that removes the human onboard, the company said. “The demands on leaders across freight, logistics, retail, and other categories can only be met in a sustainable way by the convergence of two tech-enabled opportunities: battery-electric transportation at long-haul range and autonomy," said Graham Doorley, Founder and CEO, Solo AVT. At Solo AVT, we’re solving both of these challenges as we develop, design and engineer the SD1 to achieve over 500 miles of range with an autonomous truck from day one.” Additional details on Solo AVT’s approach to designing the SD1 include: • High levels of system redundancy make it the safest truck platform • Highly-efficient, multi-speed tandem axles with integrated 600 kW (total) electric motors provide both power and efficiency • Modular integration of the AV Driver allows for multiple partnerships with minimal hardware and software changes.
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