Raquel Urtasun on Level-4 Autonomous Trucks
View original at spectrum.ieee.orgIEEE Spectrum - Technical Title: Raquel Urtasun on Level-4 Autonomous Trucks Date: 2026-03-13 13:01 Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/level-4-autonomous-trucks <img src="https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/an-adult-white-woman-with-short-dark-hair-and-crossed-arms-leaning-her-back-against-the-door-of-a-semi-truck.j…
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Global autonomous trucking business could be worth more than $600 billion per year by 2035
60% confidenceEverybody who's a truck driver today and wants to retire as a truck driver will be able to do so
60% confidenceSnowstorms still create a no-go zone for Waabi Driver
60% confidenceLevel 2+ passenger car systems are not verifiable black box architectures unsuitable for Level 4 autonomy
60% confidenceThere are 2 million deaths on the road globally per year
60% confidenceWaabi Driver is a shared brain that can scale across full range of vehicles, geographies and environments
60% confidenceWaabi's verifiable end-to-end AI enables driving on local streets with unprotected lefts, traffic lights, and tight turns all the way to end customer
60% confidenceWaabi World is the only simulator where you can mathematically prove that testing in simulation is the same as driving in the real world
60% confidenceAutonomous trucking adoption will create more jobs than removed
60% confidenceHuman error causes between 90 percent and 96 percent of accidents
60% confidenceAutonomous haulers could be responsible for 15 percent of total U.S. trucking miles as early as 2030
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