{"id":1104,"date":"2022-12-14T10:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T02:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-felixstowe-becomes-first-in-europe-to-launch-autonomous-trucks-into-ops\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T10:07:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T02:07:55","slug":"port-of-felixstowe-becomes-first-in-europe-to-launch-autonomous-trucks-into-ops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-felixstowe-becomes-first-in-europe-to-launch-autonomous-trucks-into-ops\/","title":{"rendered":"PORT OF FELIXSTOWE BECOMES FIRST IN EUROPE TO LAUNCH AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS INTO OPS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has introduced autonomous <\/p>\n

terminal tractor units (ATs) into mixed traffic container terminal <\/p>\n

operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PORT<\/p>\n

The port is believed to be the first in Europe to introduce such <\/p>\n

equipment.<\/p>\n

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Manufacturer Westwell has supplied the first two battery-powered trucks to <\/p>\n

enter service at the UK\u2019s largest container port \u2013 which is just exiting months <\/p>\n

of labour action after dockworkers struck a pay deal with Hutchison Ports.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese new autonomous trucks represent a significant technological step <\/p>\n

forward for the Port of Felixstowe,\u201d said Clemence Cheng, Chief Executive <\/p>\n

Officer at the Port of Felixstowe.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe tools underpinning port operations have evolved continuously, and we <\/p>\n

already have a range of very advanced systems and equipment in place, but this <\/p>\n

is the first time we will have wholly driverless vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The ATs units have built-in safety features which are slated to ensure <\/p>\n

effective and safe operations at container terminals at the Port of <\/p>\n

Felixstowe.<\/p>\n

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The trucks use a digital map loaded to a fleet management system that <\/p>\n

controls the navigation around the port. The AT then combines that map with its <\/p>\n

on-board GPS navigation to track its real-time position.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe ATs use LiDAR \u2013 a light sensing technology that creates a 3D map of an <\/p>\n

AT\u2019s surroundings using a laser and receiver, which, when combined with its <\/p>\n

on-board 360-degree cameras, provide real-time, all-round \u2018vision\u2019,\u201d said <\/p>\n

Project Director, and Hutchison Ports UK Chief Information Officer, Karen <\/p>\n

Poulter.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis enables it to \u2018see\u2019 everything instantaneously in its vicinity to <\/p>\n

allow safe and accurate navigation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith the support of Extreme Precise Position (EPP) system, it can achieve <\/p>\n

positioning accuracy of 2 centimetres and a steering angle accuracy of 0.5 <\/p>\n

degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The trucks will be initially used to transport containers between Trinity <\/p>\n

and North Rail terminals at the port.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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