Raises specter of fully driverless vehicles – though current rules require a trained trucker to be in the cab at all times First tests of semi-autonomous trucks will take place in Daimler’s home state Baden-Wuerttemberg while the start of production is 2-3 years away, executive board member Wolfgang Bernhard, who is in charge of Daimler’s trucks business, told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. The world’s first self-driving truck has already been licensed for use on American roads, and the Freightliner Inspiration Truck received its official ‘autonomous vehicle’ license plate in Nevada earlier this year.
