Vera has teamed up with the logistics firm DFDS to transport goods between a logistics centre and a port in Brazil using autonomous lorries. Above: Volvo’s Vera DFDS will use Volvo’s trucks to transport containers on a predefined route along public roads at a maximum speed of 40km (25 miles) per hour. The project will involve Volvo 's cab-free concept vehicle, Vera , which was unveiled in Last September . The lorries, which will be monitored by a remote operator in a control room, will travel on a predefined public route at a maximum speed of 25 miles . Volvo is designed for short, repetitive trips between the same locations rather than long-haul routes.
Vera has teamed up with the logistics firm DFDS to transport goods between a logistics centre and a port in Brazil using autonomous lorries. The project will involve Volvo 's cab-free concept vehicle, Vera , which was unveiled in Last September . The lorries, which will be monitored by a remote operator in a control room, will travel on a predefined public route at a maximum speed of 25 miles . Volvo is designed for short, repetitive trips between the same locations rather than long-haul routes.