Leading Independent Auditor “Greenlights” TuSimple Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Safety Processes

TuSimple is the first U.S.-based autonomous trucking company to publicly announce its results and the first to undergo this type of audit with TÜV SÜD. The audit result did not contain any non-conformances

TuSimple autonomous driving technology company, announced the results of a safety audit performed by TÜV SÜD, a world-leading certification body for safety and security in the autonomous vehicle industry. Within the report, it states TuSimple’s policies, processes and procedures for test driver selection, training and oversight process meet the guidelines and requirements of industry best practices.

The audit looked at how TuSimple procedures stack up against the guidelines and requirements of both the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J3018 guidance for on-road testing of autonomous vehicles and the SAE Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) AVSC00001201911 best practices for in-vehicle fallback test driver selection, training, and oversight procedures for automated vehicles under test. TuSimple is the first U.S.-based autonomous trucking company to publicly announce its results and the first to undergo this type of audit with TÜV SÜD. The audit was not a requirement, but a voluntary step that TuSimple chose to participate in to validate the company is operating within the established industry best practices. This result is the first step in the company’s collaboration with TÜV SÜD as a trusted partner for safety and security.

Per TÜV SÜD, TuSimple’s safety policies, processes and procedures meet the requirements of industry best practices.Tweet this

“Safety is at the heart of everything we do at TuSimple and we want to know that our safety standards are being met and upheld in every step of our autonomous vehicle testing process,” said Cheng Lu, President and CEO of TuSimple. “This audit shows that TuSimple has conformed to recommended Autonomous Vehicle Testing practices and that our company is in alignment with the required layers of safety processes to identify and resolve safety risks.”

TuSimple currently conducts continued development and testing of its autonomous driving system with both safety drivers and test engineers. The recent audit specifically looked at processes around how the company selects and trains drivers and establishes operational processes and procedures for drivers and test engineers. At TuSimple, the average industry experience of these teams exceeds 18 years.

“We are pleased with TuSimple’s voluntary participation in an auditing process for established safety practices in the context of on-road testing of Autonomous Vehicles. TÜV SÜD understands the complex requirements in the field of Autonomous Vehicle safety and our holistic safety evaluations reflect our expertise which is derived from participation in standardization activities across leading automotive markets. Our knowledge of compliance regarding industry standards and best practices, and our highly experienced auditors, effectively provide our customers and partners with a high-quality service. We are proud to be part of TuSimple’s journey, and we look forward to future collaborations with them,” said Dr. Fabian Schober, CEO of TÜV SÜD America Inc.

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