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Walmart says “Game on” for driverless freight

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

Walmart has announced the start of truly driverless operations in their hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas beginning next year. This marks...

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LiDAR vision – Helping bring autonomous trucks to your neighborhood

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

“Truck-truckin’ down the highway Sittin’ in the cab of A ten ton machine” The rock group, Bread, came up with this song 7...

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Pony.ai given green light to have road tests of autonomous trucks in Guangzhou

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 in News, Trucks

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On Dec. 16, Pony.ai received a permit from Guangzhou authority that allows the startup to test its autonomous trucks on...

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In self-driving, Amazon invests while Walmart partners

Posted on Dec 16, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Amazo AMZN +2.4%n and Walmart WMT -0.1%, two of the largest retailers in the world, each have a presence in the autonomous vehicle...

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Walmart will use fully driverless trucks to make deliveries in 2021

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 in News, Trucks

Walmart will use fully autonomous box trucks to make deliveries in Arkansas starting in 2021. The big-box retailer has been working with a...

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Einride’s next-generation ‘Pod’ promises NVIDIA-powered unmanned electric heavy freight

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

Einride, a Swedish company focusing on autonomous electric trucks, announced today that their next-generation Pod will use NVIDIA’s “Orin”...

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Velodyne Lidar announces autonomous driving collaboration with Ford Otosan

Posted on Dec 2, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced that it is collaborating with Ford Otosan on product development and testing of autonomous heavy...

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Assembling the autonomous truck

Posted on Nov 30, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

Truck makers and tech startups continue to make progress in their pursuit of autonomous trucks, but moving this elusive technology past...

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Ford Otosan and AVL continue their joint development of autonomous driving solutions with L4 Highway Pilot project

Posted on Nov 27, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

AVL and Ford Otosan take the next step in their long-term cooperation in the development of automated driving of trucks. Having...

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The holidays – a time to be thankful for electric and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 26, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Transportation is Mobility and Mobility is freedom. That is my thankful wish for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles and the future of...

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A peek at Freightliner’s Gen2 autonomous future

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

I’ve seen the future. I even got to touch it. It looks like it has a spinal injury … and braces. I didn’t get to drive it, but I’m not...

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Gatik’s self-driving box trucks to shuttle groceries for Loblaw in Canada

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in News, Trucks

Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the “middle mile,” is already using its self-driving box trucks to deliver customer...

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Driverless trucks are already on Texas roads with more to come

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

(TNS) — The age of self-driving 18-wheelers traveling on U.S. highways may be much closer than many people realize, and North Texas is...

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Robot truck startup TuSimple said to raise $350 million in biggest funding round to date

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

TuSimple, a startup that’s developing self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks, has raised about $350 million in a Series E round...

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‘Nobody knows if driverless vehicles will save lives, but they’re guaranteed to kill jobs’

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Lost your job? Suspect the industry that once employed you is dead? ‘Too old’ to retrain, or attend college? Desperate for something –...

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BlackBerry (BB) QNX software to boost Plus’self driving trucks

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

BlackBerry Limited BB recently announced that it has collaborated with a self-driving truck technology provider, Plus, to integrate its...

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Goodyear and TuSimplecollaborate on autonomous vehicle freight operations

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 in News, Trucks

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) announced today a strategic...

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Plus/FAW joint venture first to certify self-driving truck in China

Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in News, Trucks

Self-driving truck technology provider, Plus, has passed China’s national certification test and met all the key safety and...

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Chinese autonomous truck startup Inceptio raises $120 mln from CATL, others

Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

SHANGHAI: China’s Inceptio Technology, a startup developing self-driving trucks, said on Monday it has raised $120 million in its...

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Cutting through the self-driving hype: A realistic view of an exciting opportunity

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Earlier this year, AI analyst Emerj pointed out that despite the bullish public pronouncements of the auto industry CEOs, it is “still a...

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