While autonomous trucks are typically hailed for their improvements in road safety and delivery times, Torc Robotics executives also say that fuel savings are a big plus.
During a recent interview with CCJ Senior Editor Tom Quimby (see video above), Torc CEO Peter Schmidt and Torc Chief Strategy Officer Andrew Culhane touched on a variety of topics about their self-driving Freightliners, including fuel savings that can reach as high as 10%.
“An autonomous truck doesn’t care about hours of service or gets nervous or needs a rest. You can run it super smoothly, so while it runs you can save a lot of fuel – up to 10% we do envision,” said Schmidt.
