Autonomous vehicles in the slow lane

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Autonomous terminal tractors for horizontal transport at port and intermodal container terminals are taking longer to emerge as a viable alternative to ‘automated’ equipment, such as AGVs and automated straddle carriers, that follow fixed navigation paths in closed zones than some sectors of the industry expected.

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