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Embark uses NVIDIA DRIVE to power its Embark Universal Interface for the autonomous trucking industry

Posted on Aug 9, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Embark Trucks Inc., a leading developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, today announced that it will use NVIDIA DRIVE™...

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Driverless semi reaches milestone in test, startup Plus says

Posted on Aug 5, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

A Silicon Valley startup says the global race to develop fully autonomous trucks reached a milestone when a semi used its technology to...

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Inceptio Technology completes US$270 million in financing, led by JD, Meituan, and PAG

Posted on Aug 2, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology and operating company, announced...

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Maven’s CEO Geller maps autonomous trucking timeline

Posted on Aug 2, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

There’s a growing consensus in the automotive and tech worlds that autonomous vehicles will first be commercialized for trucking, delivery...

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Paccar’s new CTO sees electrification, autonomy transforming truck market

Posted on Jul 30, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

WASHINGTON — After years of working with emerging technologies in the automotive sector, Paccar Inc.’s new chief technology officer sees a...

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TuSimple and Ryder partner to expand nationwide autonomous trucking

Posted on Jul 29, 2021 in News, Trucks

SAN DIEGO, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — TuSimple (Nasdaq: TSP), global autonomous driving technology company, and Ryder System, Inc....

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How the commercial vehicle sector is preparing for autonomous driving

Posted on Jul 29, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

The global trucking industry is worth $700 billion annually, and trucking is the number one occupation in no less than 29 U.S. states. In...

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Ready by 2024? New developments paving way to full-scale autonomy

Posted on Jul 29, 2021 in Technology, Trucks

The trucking industry being mired in a driver shortage has raised the level of interest in artificial intelligence-enabled trucks with...

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NVIDIA to power autonomous trucks

Posted on Jul 28, 2021 in Technology, Trucks

Autonomous driving technology is transforming the transportation sector, especially the $800 billion trucking industry. “Trucking serves...

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Trunk.tech green-lighted by Beijing to make autonomous truck road tests

Posted on Jul 27, 2021 in News, Trucks

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese autonomous trucking startup Trunk.tech (Trunk) has become one of the first companies to obtain Beijing’s...

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MingZhu Logistics and Damo Electric Truck enter into MOU

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in News, Trucks

SHENZHEN, China, July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MingZhu Logistics Holdings Limited (“MingZhu” or the...

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Who’s set to win Big Tech’s ‘insanely hot’ race to self-driving trucks?

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Self-driving trucks have threatened to upend the freight industry for years, but a new report on the pace of patents within the tech...

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Aurora’s SPAC merger comes amid self-driving car delays

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in Finance, Trucks

Self-driving car startup Aurora is ready to go public in a reverse merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a special acquisition...

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Trucks move past cars on the road to autonomy

Posted on Jul 25, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

IN 2016, THREE veterans of the still young autonomous vehicle industry formed Aurora, a startup focused on developing self-driving cars....

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WeRide buys out autonomous trucking startup MoonX.AI

Posted on Jul 20, 2021 in News, Trucks

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On July 20, Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide announced its buyout of MoonX.AI, a startup focusing on offering...

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Trucks are winning automation race

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Britain and America may be two nations divided by a common language, but they face the same problem: a shortage of lorry drivers and truck...

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There’s a shortage of truckers, but TuSimple thinks it has a solution: no driver needed

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Trucks

(CNN)Right now, there’s a shortage of truck drivers in the US and worldwide, exacerbated by the e-commerce boom brought on by the...

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TRB panelists talk automated trucking’s implications on driver shortage, safety

Posted on Jul 12, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Automated trucking applications, particularly in the longhaul sector, have the potential to help alleviate some of the strains associated...

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Inceptio showcases at WAIC two models of mass-produced autonomous-driving trucks, empowered by its latest achievements in full-stack AD technology

Posted on Jul 12, 2021 in News, Trucks

SHANGHAI, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — At the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) under the theme of...

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Analysis: self-driving trucks will force consolidation of trucking market

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Several of the nation’s largest fleets are investing in self-driving trucks. Ordering the trucks from a major original equipment...

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