TuSimple · self-driving truck
TuSimple Driver Out autonomous semi-truck
Class 8 semi-trucks running TuSimple's autonomous driving system, tested in Arizona and Texas. TuSimple left the US in 2023-24 and turned into the AI animation company CreateAI.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingSince 2021-12-22
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
On 22 December 2021 a TuSimple truck drove about 80 miles from Tucson to the Phoenix area at night with no one aboard, which TuSimple called a first for a Class 8 truck on open public roads.
Real-world use
The driverless run used lead and chase vehicles and was part of a pilot with Arizona DOT; US operations were wound down in late 2023.
Maker
TuSimpleCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- Tucson to Phoenix, Arizona (test)
- Driverless since
- 2021-12-22
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every TuSimple vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | TuSimple Driver Out autonomous semi-truckTuSimple |  Locomation Autonomous Relay ConvoyLocomationSame jobs: freight, long-haul trucking · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Ike autonomous truckIke RoboticsSame jobs: freight, long-haul trucking · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  PonyTron L4 truck (FAW Jiefang J7)Pony.aiSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2021-12-29 | 2020 | 2018 | 2021-03-31 |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued | Retired | Retired |
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Sources
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