Hyundai completes autonomous truck journey

Hyundai's Xcient truck drove approximately 40km on the highway between Uiwang and Incheon, carrying a large semi-trailer simulating cargo transportation, showcasing Hyundai's innovative technological advancement in future mobility.

The demonstration, which took place on 21^st of August was conducted using Hyundai's Xcient model truck, which has a maximum load capacity of 40 tonnes. This was semi-equipped with a Society of Automotive Engineers standard Level 3 autonomous driving system, enabling it to steer, accelerate or decelerate, and manoeuvre through traffic, all without human input. A human driver was on-board to take over manual control when required. 

The vehicle was equipped with innovative technology features, which enabled it to maintain and change lanes during the natural flow of traffic, detect lane changes made by vehicles in front of it, navigate through tunnels, and perform a complete halt or accelerate according to road traffic.