Connected Strategy for Hydrogen Value Chain ^ Top ^ 22 up to 1,400 miles and can be refueled in less than 20 minutes. Since no drivers are involved, the fleet of Robot Trucks can operate 24 hours a day and seven days a week, quadrupling the operational efficiency of each unit over the conventional human-driven trucks. In addition, no driver cabin is required, which results in a significant drop in capital costs at volume production, mitigating the additional cost of AV sensors and compute equipment. Using a software-centric approach that incorporates self-learning and sensor fusion, the Gemini AI runs vehicles autonomously, performs predictive maintenance, and maximizes fuel efficiency while meeting the highest safety standards. Gemini Motor is currently working with AV partners to develop its AV stack, which will be ready for early testing later this summer. According to Gemini's co-founder Maik Ziegler, the former head of Advanced Engineering at Daimler Truck North America and the former head of Commercial Vehicles at Hyundai Motor Europe, "Only fuel cell electric propulsion will give us the driving range and fast refueling needed to harvest the 24/7 operation benefits of an autonomous truck." Gemini is partnering with Mzigo the logistics partner and with Trillium the Fuel infrastructure development company. Similarly, Tu Simple is an autonomous trucking company that has completed its first autonomous truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle. TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) navigated 100% of the 80-mile run along surface streets and highways between a rail yard in Tucson, Arizona, and a distribution center in Phoenix. This was a technical pilot run rather than commercial run however starting in 2023, the company is looking for full scale commercial deployment (driver out operations). Tu Simple is attempting to pair autonomous operations with hydrogen propulsion. The co- founder of Tu Simple, Mo Chen has also founded a hydrogen fuel cell propelled autonomous truck company called Hyzon. The first generation of Hydron trucks is predicted to enter mass production in the third quarter of 2024. The goal is to reach L4 autonomous driving, meaning the trucks will drive themselves under most but not all circumstances, without a human in the vehicle. To attain L4 autonomy, trucks will have to ship with a complete set of sensors, computing units, and redundant actuators. Hydron plans to develop, manufacture, and sell the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as well as construct refueling infrastructure. Hydron also plans to collaborate with partners to build a manufacturing facility in North “The first generation of Hydron trucks is predicted to enter mass production in the third quarter of 2024.”