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by nmrm2 3724 days ago
From the article:

> The trucks did not travel in platoon for the entire journey — only on motorways when traffic conditions were "normal" — and each vehicle, even those following the lead truck, had a human driver on hand.

Also, the convoy formed a network and explicitly communicated with the goal of not just driving autonomously but also recognizing cost savings:

> a Wi-Fi connection keeping their braking and acceleration (but not steering) in sync.

So quite a bit different from just lane keeping.