Our Philosophy of Autonomous Vehicle Safety

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Autonomous Vehicle Safety:
A Holistic Approach

Proving the safety of autonomous vehicles is a significant milestone in our mission to make fully driverless trucking a reality. To that end, we’ve developed a world-class safety framework that goes far beyond current automotive industry regulations.

Camera + LiDAR + Radar

Driving in the Dark

Camera + LiDAR + Radar

Not Afraid of the Dark

Our technology platform utilizes LiDAR, Radar and most importantly HD Cameras to provide 360-degree awareness around the vehicle. This comprehensive sensor coverage allows the autonomous system to successfully navigate nearly any driving condition. Day or night.

Range

Camara (300m)
LiDAR (300m)
Radar (350m)

Our self-driving technology platform utilizes LiDAR, Radar and most importantly HD Cameras to provide 360-degree awareness around the vehicle. This comprehensive sensor coverage allows the autonomous system to successfully navigate nearly any driving condition. day and night. Rain or shine.

1000m
Industry leading long-range perception
1000m
Industry leading long-range perception
Technology

Powered by AI

TuSimple’s driverless trucking technology uses AI to dramatically improve safety by allowing the truck to see up to 1,000 meters away, locate objects at night and bring massive amounts of data to simulation, ensuring the vehicle reliably makes the best choice in any scenario.

Telematics Study Reveals Significant Safety Advantages of TuSimple's Driverless Trucking Technology

At TuSimple, we believe one of the most powerful benefits of our driverless trucking technology is the ability to improve road safety. We partnered with Geotab on a 10-week telematics study analyzing 80,000 miles to compare the safety performance of driverless trucks powered by TuSimple's L4 autonomous system against trucks driven manually by human drivers. The study measured harsh braking, cornering, and acceleration events that the industry often uses to predict accidents and unsafe driving behaviors. The study results showed that TuSimple's driverless trucking system outperformed manually driven trucks in all three categories.

Number of Events per 10,000 Miles
Event Type
  • Harsh Braking [1]
  • Harsh Acceleration [2]
  • Harsh Cornering [3]
Tusimple Autonomous Technology
  • 0 - 2
  • 11 - 16
  • 4 - 10
Industry Human-Operated Driving
  • 8 - 10
  • 99 - 106
  • 118 - 189
  1. Harsh Braking occurs when a driver uses more force than necessary to control the vehicle. The presence of harsh braking often indicates aggressive or distracted driving that can lead to costly accidents, as well as increased maintenance issues.
  2. Harsh Acceleration is defined as acceleration greater than 3.35m/s2 in the forward direction. In the vehicle, the driver would feel like they were pushed back in the seat and the load of the vehicle would shift to the rear.
  3. Harsh Cornering is an event that exceeds certain values of Geotab's GO device’s accelerometer, specifically side-to-side values (G-Force). This action increases the amount of force on the vehicle, putting top-heavy vehicles at risk of overturning.