Self-driving trucks cut fuel consumption by 10%

Enhancing safety and helping combat driver shortages are two benefits that heavy-duty autonomous-truck proponents have preached during development. You can now add significant fuel savings to the list.

Results of a new study from the University of California San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering and TuSimple show that the San Diego-based company's autonomous technology reduces fuel consumption of heavy-duty trucks by at least 10%.