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Felixstowe doubles self-drive fleet

[ September 16, 2025   //   Chris Lewis ]

The Port of Felixstowe has confirmed an order for a further 34 autonomous trucks (ATs) from Shanghai Westwell Technology that will double its self-driving fleet.

The first 34 ATs were deployed early this year at the port’s Trinity Terminal alongside conventionally driven trucks, represented Europe’s first ever successful use of ATs in mixed traffic operation.

The port’s 5G network is one of the largest private networks of its kind in the UK and provides fast, reliable and secure communication and control systems for the ATs as well as for a wide range of conventional equipment.

A new automated battery swap station allows ATs to exchange depleted power units for fully charged ones in just five to six minutes without manual intervention.

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