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Our new report examines the future of autonomous trucking

Posted on Aug 4, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Reports, Trucks

Autonomous trucks present a tremendous opportunity to improve the safety of our roads as well as alleviate growing strain across supply...

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Embark completes successful public demonstration of emergency vehicle interaction capability with Texas law enforcement agencies

Posted on Aug 4, 2022 in News, Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading developer of autonomous...

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Pony.ai sues Qingtian Truck for trade secrets infringement

Posted on Aug 2, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Pony.ai, an autonomous driving company, has issued an internal letter stating that Qingtian Truck is suspected of infringing trade...

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TuSimple addresses autonomous truck crash during Q2 earnings call

Posted on Aug 2, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous trucking company TuSimple used its second-quarter earnings call to address an April crash during which one of the company’s...

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Aurora adds fourth fleet partner for autonomous pilot

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

Autonomous technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. and Schneider National Inc. have announced a commercial pilot effort to haul...

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Self-driving start-up Pony.ai plans to mass produce robotrucks in China

Posted on Jul 27, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

BEIJING — Self-driving tech start-up Pony.ai announced Thursday it plans to mass produce autonomous driving trucks in China with equipment...

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10 Roads Express launches autonomous route using Kodiak Tech

Posted on Jul 26, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

The 10 Roads Express company launched an autonomous truck route in partnership with Kodiak Robotics, a driverless trucking company, they...

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Low-tech trucks in a high-tech world

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Back in April, HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and I spent a day touring the Autocar manufacturing plant in Birmingham, Alabama. The...

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ZF highlights progress on automated, electric vehicle technology future

Posted on Jul 19, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

ZF’s vision of the commercial truck of the future is automated, connected, and electrified, and it shared its latest advancements toward...

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Aurora demonstrates autonomous vehicles safely navigating on-road system issues

Posted on Jul 15, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

At the end of Q2, Aurora Innovation, Inc. delivered its Beta 3.0 product update and demonstrated its Fault Management System—specifically...

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Dongfeng Chenglong H5 obtains China’s first autonomous heavy-duty truck license

Posted on Jul 13, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor (“DFLM”), a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Group, recently completed the first 5G remote driving...

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The self-driving big rigs that you’ll see on the highway soon

Posted on Jul 9, 2022 in Perspective, Trucks

If you’re blasé about autonomous cars, don’t throw self-driving trucks out with them. Both aim to automate activity on the...

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Behind the scenes of Waymo’s worst automated truck crash

Posted on Jul 2, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

The most serious crash to date involving a self-driving truck might have resulted in only moderate injuries, but it exposed how unprepared...

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Aurora’s autonomous tests in Texas keep rolling

Posted on Jul 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

After lumbering through a gravel parking lot like a big blue bull, one of Aurora Innovation Inc.’s self-driving truck prototypes took a...

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Inceptio Technology to begin driverless L4 automated heavy truck open road tests

Posted on Jun 28, 2022 in News, Trucks

Inceptio Technology, an automated driving start-up, announced that it was recently granted a license to conduct open road testing with L4...

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J.B. Hunt, Waymo add Wayfair to autonomous trucking program

Posted on Jun 28, 2022 in News, Trucks

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Waymo added the home goods company Wayfair to its autonomous trucking program, the companies...

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Alibaba obtains L4 automated driving test license in China

Posted on Jun 27, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Deqing, Zhejiang Province became the first city in China to issue open road test licenses for L4 unmanned automated driving trucks, and...

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Einride gets NHTSA approval to operate its autonomous electric trucks on US roads

Posted on Jun 23, 2022 in News, Trucks

Autonomous EV freight company Einride has received approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to operate its...

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Utopilot to start semi-driverless L4 autonomous truck trial operation

Posted on Jun 21, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- SAIC Motor-affiliated autonomous commercial vehicle developer Utopilot announced it would put its L4 intelligent...

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Autonomous truck developers must address technical concerns

Posted on Jun 21, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

ORLANDO, Fla. — Autonomous truck developers are making steady progress toward commercialization, but these companies and their future...

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