{"id":250501,"date":"2025-06-06T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/china-launches-fleet-of-self-driving-trucks-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:05:25","slug":"china-launches-fleet-of-self-driving-trucks-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/china-launches-fleet-of-self-driving-trucks-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"China launches fleet of self-driving trucks | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ypj2ii--1Uc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"China launches fleet of self-driving trucks | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ypj2ii--1Uc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The idea of a large truck barrelling down the highway, carrying a heavy load, and without a driver\u2019s hands on the steering wheel may seem strange and even frightening to some. <\/p>\n<p>But, in China, this is now being tested. Along certain routes, driverless trucks are being allowed to operate under supervision and \u2013 when it comes to smaller driverless delivery vans \u2013 they are already sharing the streets with human-controlled vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>China Correspondent Stephen McDonell reports from Beijing and the Eastern Chinese city of Hefei.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The idea of a large truck barrelling down the highway, carrying a heavy load, and without a driver\u2019s hands on the steering wheel may seem strange and even frightening to some. But, in China, this is now being tested. 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