RideFlux Releases Video of Fully Hands-Off Autonomous Truck Hauling 11 Tons

RideFlux autonomous truck. [Photo=RideFlux]

RideFlux, an autonomous-driving software startup, said Tuesday it has released video showing a heavy-duty self-driving truck carrying 11 tons of cargo completing a long-distance route between Seoul and Jincheon, North Chungcheong province, without any intervention by a safety operator.

The footage highlights a key result from RideFlux’s middle-mile autonomous freight transport service, which the company has been piloting since October last year.

RideFlux’s autonomous truck regularly runs a 224-kilometer (139-mile) round trip from the Southeast Logistics Complex in Songpa-gu, Seoul, to a logistics center in Jincheon while loaded with 11 tons of cargo.

Demonstration of fully hands-off driving by an autonomous truck. [Photo=RideFlux]

The video covers the full one-way trip, showing the truck navigating highways and congested city streets, including signalized intersections and roundabouts, without a single manual input.

RideFlux said the run demonstrates “hub-to-hub” freight transport that extends beyond highway-only autonomous trucking to complex urban roads.

The company said it is the only firm in South Korea holding a temporary permit for a large freight truck to operate autonomously on city streets.

RideFlux said it plans to launch full freight service on the Seoul Songpa-Jincheon route once it secures a paid-transport permit in the first half of this year. It also plans to start service later this year on the Gunsan Port-Jeonju-Daejeon route and in Gangneung.

“This video is a visible result showing how advanced unmanned technology is being implemented stably in real logistics operations,” CEO Park Jung-hee said.

* This article has been translated by AI.

Oh Jooseok