German heavy vehicle manufacturer MAN is to begin testing driverless lorries on German motorways on Thursday. Germany’s Transport Minister Volker Wissing is to be on board for a test drive on the A9 Autobahn north of Munich. The computer-controlled semi-trailer truck will travel around 10 kilometres from Allershausen, north of Munich, to the Fürholzen-West service area to promote the new technology. Truck manufacturer MAN developed the test vehicle together with suppliers Bosch, Knorr-Bremse, Leoni, Tüv Süd and other partners and trialled it on the company’s own test site. With a special permi…