Gatik adds autonomous box trucks to its ‘middle mile’ game plan
Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the ‘middle mile’ of logistics, has added box trucks to its fleet as Walmart and other...
Read MoreU.S. states are allowing automated follower truck platooning while the Swedes may lead in Europe
During the last year, the level of activity and funding in truck automation in general has surged while the rest of the Automated Driving...
Read MoreTuSimplefills senior-level posts with executives from UPS, Walmart
Autonomous trucking technology developer TuSimple has tapped industry veterans from UPS Inc. and Walmart to fill senior positions....
Read MoreSelf-driving vehicles get in on the delivery scene amid COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages...
Read MoreSelf-driving startups work through health crisis
Investor-funded startups competing hard to commercialize highly automated heavy-duty trucks found themselves having to deal with...
Read MoreChinese self-driving truck startupInceptio raises $100 mln -sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) – China’s Inceptio Technology, a startup developing self-driving trucks, has raised $100...
Read MoreEinride will now develop human-driven trucks as part of transition to full autonomy
Sweden’s Einride, which is building driverless electric trucks that can also be controlled remotely, will begin developing a more...
Read MoreStarsky Robotics failure offers a sobering look at the state of AI
Autonomous trucking company Starsky Robotics has closed its doors after failing to secure additional funding in late 2019. Anyone that...
Read MoreVTTI to study autonomous trucks in mixed fleets
A new four-year study, led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) in partnership with a 16-member team, seeks to provide the...
Read MoreIn Mount Vernon, Paccar develops automated trucks that could revolutionize long-haul industry
SKAGIT COUNTY — An engineer steered the cab of a freight truck onto a vacant track. The ride was smooth as the tires met a patch of light...
Read MoreAnalysts: Trucking ripe with opportunities for autonomous technology
Many headlines about autonomous driving focus on the consumer auto market, but the commercial and heavy-duty truck segment are where...
Read MoreEinride demos a single teleoperator taking control of multiple autonomous trucks
Despite the fanfare around driverless cars’ potential to transform cities and make roads safer, the transition to a world in which...
Read MoreAn autonomous trucking startup stays the (very long) course
(Bloomberg) — Nancy Sun, 37, is chief engineer at Ike, the autonomous-trucking startup named for President Eisenhower and his...
Read MoreSeason two of HDT Talks Trucking podcast now available
Season two of the HDT Talks Trucking podcast is now available, covering topics such as California’s AB5 law restricting the use of...
Read MoreSpecial report: How is the commercial vehicle industry preparing for autonomous driving?
Automotive World’s special report on the automation of commercial vehicles explores the opportunities and challenges of introducing...
Read MoreSeegrid raises $25 million for autonomous industrial vehicles
Seegrid, a company that builds autonomous industrial vehicles for transporting materials, has raised $25 million in a round of equity...
Read MoreTuSimple partners with supplier ZF to mass produce self-driving truck tech
Self-driving truck startupTuSimple is partnering with automotive supplier ZF to develop and produce autonomous vehicle technology, such as...
Read MoreStarsky Robotics failed. Does that mean automated trucking is dead?
I met Stefan Seltz-Axmacher for the first time in November 2015 at the Florida Automated Vehicles Summit. Not long after, we met at the...
Read MoreRivian shuts down all facilities over COVID-19 pandemic concerns
Rivian, the buzzy electric vehicle startup that is backed by Amazon and Ford, is shutting down all of its facilities due to the spread of...
Read MoreWill truck convoying be the first viable commercial application for AV technology?
Industry Background: Trucking has long been seen as a potentially interesting application for Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology. ...
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