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Plus completes toll-to-toll open road autonomous driving trial operation

Posted on Sep 16, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Plus, a global provider of self-driving truck technology, announced the completion of a pilot operation of autonomous...

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Reinventing the wheel: Gatik’s Apeksha Kumavat accelerates autonomous delivery for Wal-Mart and more

Posted on Sep 14, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Trucks, Videos & Podcasts

As consumers expect faster, cheaper deliveries, companies are turning to AI to rethink how they move goods....

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Stevens Trucking selects Locomation to deploy its autonomous truck service

Posted on Sep 7, 2022 in News, Trucks

Locomation announced an eight-year agreement with freight carrier Stevens Trucking Co. of El Reno, Oklahoma....

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Innoviz Technologies deploying LiDAR sensors in Chinese ports

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Innoviz Technologies announced that it has deployed its InnovizOne LiDAR sensors at ports across China together with its strategic partner...

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In leaked memo, Aurora CEO weighs spinouts, layoffs and acquisitions against sale to big tech

Posted on Sep 3, 2022 in Finance, News, Trucks

The chief executive of autonomous vehicle developer Aurora Innovation presented a swath of cost-cutting and cash-generating options to its...

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Autonomous driving firm Autra Tech partners with ByteDance’s Volcano Engine

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Volcano Engine, a cloud services platform owned by ByteDance, reached a formal cooperation agreement on August 31 with Autra Tech, a...

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Gatik & Pitney Bowes partner on medium-duty autonomous trucks

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in News, Trucks

Gatik, a manufacturer of autonomous middle mile logistics, announced a multi-year commercial agreement with global shipping company Pitney...

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Warren Buffett bullish on driverless trucks after purchasing stake in Kodiak Robotics

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. didn’t gain fame for investing in startups. The venerated investor has a predilection for buying...

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Warren Buffett is betting on driverless trucks

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 in Perspective, Trucks

Writing this newsletter might be the best job I’ve ever had. Cleaning carpets was one of the worst. One night I was driving the van back...

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Full Truck Alliance may acquire China arm of startup Plus

Posted on Aug 25, 2022 in News, Trucks

Reports have surfaced suggesting that digital freight platform Full Truck Alliance will acquire Plus, an autonomous driving truck company,...

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Musk claps back at customer criticism of Tesla FSD beta

Posted on Aug 24, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Elon Musk hasn’t taken kindly to recent criticism of Tesla FSD beta software — the soon-to-be $15,000 upgraded version of its advanced...

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Gatik and Cummins integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology with Cummins’ advanced powertrain

Posted on Aug 24, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Gatik will collaborate with Cummins to integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in...

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Waymo to test Freightliner redundant autonomous truck on Texas highways

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Waymo said it it’s ready to begin publicly testing what it says is the first redundant autonomous Class 8 trucking platform on public...

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Pilot, Kodiak partner on autonomous truck services

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 in News, Trucks

Travel center operator Pilot Co. and automated technology firm Kodiak Robotics on Aug. 23 announced formation of a partnership under which...

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Geely to acquire TuSimple’s Asia-Pacific business

Posted on Aug 21, 2022 in Finance, News, Trucks

Chinese automotive maker Geely plans to buy the entire stake of autonomous driving company TuSimple’s Asia-Pacific business. The...

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Torc Robotics announces new CEO

Posted on Aug 18, 2022 in News, Trucks

Blacksburg, VA, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Torc Robotics and Daimler Truck (DT) today announced a change to the executive team...

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Autonomous deliveries on route

Posted on Aug 18, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous driving is a key talking point within the transport and automotive industries. It’s not just the consumer market and passenger...

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Plus delivers 100 factory-installed autonomous heavy trucks

Posted on Aug 17, 2022 in News, Trucks

On August 16, a batch of J7 heavy-duty trucks built jointly by autonomous driving truck company Plus, Zhito Technology and Faw Jiefang...

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Driverless trucks can be safe and efficient

Posted on Aug 12, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Long-haul trucking has always been a tough job that keeps drivers away from their families for days and sometimes weeks. It’s no wonder...

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Uber outlines autonomous-truck hub-to-hub freight model

Posted on Aug 8, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Uber may have sold its self-driving truck division to Aurora, but that hasn’t deterred it from a belief that autonomous trucks and Uber...

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