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This is Volvo’s production-ready fully autonomous Class 8 truck

Some believe autonomous trucks are the answer to a shortage of truck drivers.

"Our platform engineering approach prioritizes safety by incorporating high-assurance redundancy systems designed to mitigate potential emergency situations," said Volvo Autonomous Solutions' chief product officer Shahkh Kazmi. "We built the Volvo VNL Autonomous from the ground up, integrating these redundancy systems to ensure that every safety-critical component is intentionally duplicated, thereby significantly enhancing both safety and reliability." In 2014 he decided to indulge his lifelong passion for the car by leaving the National Human Genome Research Institute and launching Ars Technica's automotive coverage.

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