Autonomous fleet to be ready by 2024
DHL Supply Chain, the North American contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post, is cooperating closely with Embark Truck in USA to develop autonomous trucks. The company is planning to deploy autonomous trucks within its operations after the commercial launch of the Embark driver software in 2024.
DHL is already a member of the partner development programme (PDP) and part of the initial cohort that participated in Embark’s ongoing reservation programme, which counts over 14,200 reservations to date.
Within the PDP, DHL and Embark are beginning to identify and plan key factors in deployment, such as determining which lanes to prioritise and where delivery times could be accelerated. They are also calculating truck volume requirements. (ben)