Cab-less autonomous truck gets greenlight to cruise on US public roadsr

What began as a radical concept design for a driverless truck, is now the first fully autonomous rig to receive permission from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to cruise on US public roads. Freight technology company Einride's Pod keeps the massive shipping container, but is without the front cab – leaving no room for a human operator. Instead, a so-called Remote Pod Operator, described as'a first of its kind role,' monitors the robotic truck from a different location. The Swedish company says its Pod runs entirely on electric power with a range of 124 miles on a single charge. The Remote Pod Operators will observe and support an Einride Pod that is operating in automated drive mode to ensure they run optimally and safely as they ship goods on behalf of Einride's customers,' the company says.