On board the driverless lorries hoping to transform China's transport industry23 hours ago Share Save Stephen McDonell China correspondent Share SaveWatch as the BBC rides on board a driverless truckThey rumble down the highway between Beijing and Tianjin port: big lorries, loaded up and fully able to navigate themselves. "My job as a safety driver is to act as the last line of defence. BBC/Joyce Liu The city of Hefei now lets driverless lorries operate on its streetsIn Eastern China's Anhui Province, hundreds of driverless delivery vans navigate their way through the suburban streets of Hefei - a city with an official population of eight million - as human-driven scooters and cars whizz around them. Apart from Rino, the city has also now given permission for other driverless delivery van companies to operate. BBC/Joyce Liu Are driverless lorries the future for China's roads?