Benzinga | May 10, 2021 04:40PM EDT

TuSimple and Navistar Receive 6,775 Reservations for Fully Autonomous International LT Series Trucks

TuSimple (NASDAQ:TSP), a self-driving technology company based in San Diego, California, announced today it has received 6,775 reservations for a new line of purpose-built SAE Level 4 (L4) International(r) LT(r) Series autonomous trucks in partnership with Navistar International Corporation (NYSE:NAV). The self-driving trucks will be equipped with TuSimple's advanced autonomous driving system and manufactured by Navistar beginning in 2024. Among the first customers to place reservations are Penske Truck Leasing, Schneider, and U.S. Xpress, among other large freight transportation companies in North America.

U.S. Xpress has been working closely with TuSimple for two years to better understand and prepare their operations for the arrival of autonomous technologies, and has had a front row seat in following the progress of TuSimple's autonomous system.