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Trunk Highway at Tianjin Port, China

L4 self-driving semi truck for highway logistics. Part of a product lineup that also includes Trunk Port (automated terminal trucks) and Trunk Cloud (fleet management).

Trunk Highway by Trunk.Tech · Unverified · Trucks


World first autonomous electric truck trial operation at Tianjin Port; later deployed 6 autonomous trucks and 20 terminal trucks; achieved full-autonomous regular operation and established world first port autonomous driving demonstration zone.

Key facts

Fleet size
20+ autonomous terminal trucks

Safety record

No incidents on record for Trunk Highway at Tianjin Port, China.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Unverifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-13
Company
Trunk.Tech
Status
operational
First seen
2018-01-01
ID
f3a42392-0d43-47f9-bb36-2df973fdd324

Timeline

  1. Jan 2018
    First recorded
    Trunk Highway first documented operating at Tianjin Port, China.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. About Us - Trunk Technology · https://en.trunk.tech/about/index.html · 2018-01-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-13

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-13

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Trunk Highway at Tianjin Port, China.

Common questions

What is the Trunk Highway deployment at Tianjin Port, China?
Trunk Highway, built by Trunk.Tech, is recorded as a deployment at Tianjin Port, China on the DEPLOY registry. Trunk.Tech operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Trunk Highway at Tianjin Port, China?
Trunk.Tech, the manufacturer of Trunk Highway, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Trunk Highway deployment at Tianjin Port, China go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Trunk Highway deployment at Tianjin Port, China?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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