Daimler Trucks and Torc began their collaboration in the spring of 2019.The first public road checks began in September in southwest Virginia, where Torc is headquartered. In addition, checks are being carried out on closed roads in Madras, Oregon, at Daimler Trucks High Desert.In February 2020, Daimler Trucks and Torc announced their goal of expanding the verification of automated truck generation to other sites, adding new public roads in the United States, but activation was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During pandemic downtime, the groups continued testing by focusing on physically powerful simulation tests. Public road tests with fitness protocols and ty in position resumed in Virginia in June 2020 and will continue with the next generation of automated driving software.focus on the development of vehicle type systems, which are essential for assembling autonomous truck type criteria now and in the future. The purpose is to improve a truck chassis that best suits highly automated driving and includes the redundancy of the systems needed to achieve reliable driving.