Tesla Wants a Self-Driving Semi. Are Cameras Enough?

Could Tesla’s camera-only autonomous driving technology work on an 80,000-pound Semi? In this commentary, HDT's Deborah Lockridge takes a look at Tesla, Cybercab, and how autonomous trucks see the road.

Elon Musk has talked about an autonomous Tesla Semi almost as long as he has talked about the electric truck itself.

Now that Tesla is finally ramping up Semi production, that idea is moving closer to reality. In July, Musk said Tesla expects to have a self-driving Semi by late this year or early 2027.

But Tesla’s launch last week of its Cybercab raises another question for trucking: Will the same camera-only approach Tesla is betting on for autonomous cars work for an 80,000-pound truck operating at highway speeds?

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