Pininfarina has branched out far beyond its car design roots. The Italian design house has crafted a tractor, a driving simulator, and even Motor1.com's logo. Its latest, which hails from Pininfarina Shanghai, the company's Chinese studio, looks like it could haul a fleet of Pininfarina creations. It's called the DeepWay Xingtu, and it's a sleek new semi-truck packed with the latest self-driving technologies and a stunningly futuristic cabin.
Fully autonomous vehicles that can go everywhere are still a dream and will remain one for several years. However, the road to that future will see the technology used in limited fashions, like in the trucking industry. The DeepWay Xingtu demonstrates what's necessary to achieve it, designing the self-driving semi with 11 onboard cameras, an infrared detector, five millimeter-wave radars, and a LIDAR sensor. According to the company, the semi can achieve ultra-long-range detection of more than 1 kilometer.
