CEO of Danish freight forwarder expects driverless trucks within a decade

Copenhagen

THE chief executive officer of the Nordic region's biggest road transport company predicts that the trucks he relies on can start operating without drivers within the next five to 10 years.

Jens Bjoern Andersen, who drives a Tesla to work every day, giving him a first-hand view of how the technology is advancing, says the know-how is already there. His company, Denmark's DSV A/S, is looking into the opportunities that self-driving trucks will create for the world's fourth-largest freight forwarder.