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For the first time in Europe, the Swedish truck producer Scania has started experimenting with driverless vehicles.

At this point, a person remains in the driving seat, but the truck's controlling itself - it's 'autonomous'.

From the outside, the lorry appears to be fairly ordinary.

However, the roof's full of cameras and special sensors, called 'lidars'.

Inside the driver's cabin there's GPS and sensor equipment.

This directs information to a computer, which is used to control the vehicle.

Göran Fjällid's on Scania's engineering team.

If the truck has a problem, Scania can respond from its control centre.

Another option is for the driver to take control, by just touching the accelerator pedal.

Auto companies are competing with one another to create driverless vehicles.

The world is short of drivers - in 2021, 2.6 million places were unfilled.

According to Scania's vice president, Peter Hafmar, autonomous vehicles are one solution and on top of that, they offer safety and environmental benefits.

There's still work to be done.

For one thing, countries have a range of different transport laws, but within the next 10 years, autonomous vehicles will be a common sight.

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