The future has come to Texas – driverless trucks are now thundering along a stretch of Austin highway. The “Smart Freight Corridor” is a 21-mile stretch of State Highway 130 in the Austin area – the fastest highway in Texas – covering the highway region from Georgetown to Mustang Ridge. The Texas Department of Transportation unveiled in November 2023 plans to work with intelligent road technology company Cavnue on the project to advance Texas’ automated trucking network, reports My SA.
“Stretching from Georgetown to Mustang Ridge, this corridor has the potential to expand across key interstate routes, including I-10, I-35, and I-45, strengthening freight movement within the Texas Triangle,” Cavnue officials noted online.
That project kicked off a four-mile deployment back in November 2024 before new upgrades went into effect throughout the corridor this fall, according to KXAN reporting. The project boundaries now feature advanced infrastructure to aid driverless technology, such as sensors, cameras, radar and wireless communication systems in place — all of which work in tandem to offer real-time data on factors like traffic flow, roadway conditions and any hazards that could impact vehicles, Cavnue noted.
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