Autonomous

Highway thru technology hell

I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the biggest challenges facing the array of new trucking technologies is that the developers really don’t grasp that trucks crash and need to be repaired.

March 22, 2023

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The dangers of over-promising and under-delivering autonomous trucks

The transportation sector is an example of an industry that may be over-promising and under-delivering on the concept of putting autonomous vehicles on the nation's open highways.

March 20, 2023

Ai Truck By Jezebel Black

California autonomous vehicle testing leaps ahead while leaving trucking behind

The California Department of Motor Vehicles reported a significant jump in autonomous vehicle testing sans Class 3-8 trucks and vans, which has industry experts questioning the overall value of their data.

March 17, 2023

Autonomous trucks from Daimler subsidiary Torc Robotics have been busy testing in southwestern states save for California where Class 3 - 8 autonomous vehicles aren't welcome.

California inching closer to driverless truck ban

California lawmakers are eying a bill that would impose a de facto ban on autonomous trucks in the state by requiring a human operator behind the wheel.

March 15, 2023

Driverless truck cab

Gatik expands its driverless middle mile service in Texas

Gatik counts Walmart and Kroger among its autonomous trucking customers.

March 15, 2023

Gatik Kroger trucks

Freedom Freight adding intermodal business through Savannah

Freight Solutions, is launching new intermodal services. Also: AV industry outlines policy recommendations to Congress, DOT; AAA reports public fear of AVs growing; battery electric truck start up Xos Thursday introduced its 2023 battery-electric Stepvan.

March 13, 2023

2023 Xos Stepvan

Artificial intelligence robot gag reel is a much needed reprieve

From robots to route optimization and self-driving capabilities, artificial intelligence is coming on strong in trucking, but as a blooper video from Boston Dynamics makes clear, there's still plenty of work to be done.

February 23, 2023

What goes up, must come down and that includes a robot at Boston Dynamics that took on and eventually conquered a scaffold obstacle course of sorts. Videos below show a gag reel and the scene where the robot emerges victorious.

First carrier joins Volvo Autonomous Solutions reservation program

Ascend Dedicated – formerly Dedicated Transportation Solutions, which Ascend acquired last year – will pick up customer loads and transport them to V.A.S. hubs in Dallas and Houston, Texas.

February 22, 2023

Ascend VAS partnership truck

Plus lands OEM partner for its autonomous truck upfit

Plus' autonomous driving suite finds a global partner and should hit the U.S. market as factory-fit standard equipment next year.

February 22, 2023

FMCSA seeks more feedback on regs related to autonomous trucks

For the second time, FMCSA is asking for public feedback on how the agency should approach certain regulations as they relate to the deployment of autonomous trucks. Also: ELD removed from device registry; Freightliner, Love's partner for service; more.

February 1, 2023

Aurora autonomous truck

Pronto focusing more on off-road autonomy as on-highway software challenges remain

Though strides have been made in autonomous driving technology, software still "can't generalize and predict" as well as developers had hoped, said Pronto Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Ognen Stojanovski.

January 31, 2023

Pronto self-driving trucks

Former USA Truck boss joins autonomous truck startup

As CEO, James Reed oversaw the sale of USA Truck to German transportation firm DB Schenker.

January 19, 2023

California reconsidering its unfriendly autonomous trucking regs?

California has permitted public testing of autonomous commercial vehicles trucks since 2019, but there is a 10,000 pound weight limit.

January 10, 2023

Aurora Innovation and Schneider National are conducting a commercial pilot to haul freight for Schneider’s customers with the Aurora Driver, Aurora’s autonomous technology between Dallas and Houston.

Watch: Big fuel economy gain in Torc Robotics' autonomous truck

Torc Robotics executives point out how their self-driving Freightliners can deliver big fuel savings at the pump.

January 6, 2023

Torc Robotics autonomous Freightliner fuel savings

Questions about autonomous vehicles

The cottage industries that pre-dated the industrial revolution built skilled labor, craftspeople and tradespeople but the industrial revolution largely put these skilled positions on the back burner.

January 4, 2023

driverless truck cab

TuSimple CEO blames 'difficult' economy for major layoff

TuSimple's layoff announcement on Wednesday is the latest setback for the California-based autonomous truck developer.

December 21, 2022

TuSimple layoff

Aurora rolls out update to its autonomous trucking capabilities

Aurora Driver Beta 5.0 unlocks new capabilities including detecting and appropriately responding to emergency vehicles like ambulances, fire engines and law enforcement vehicles.

December 19, 2022

Aurora Driver Beta 5.0

Knight-Swift gets first autonomous-powered truck

The carrier will directly own and operate a truck with select features of Embark’s automated driving software.

December 19, 2022

Embark Knight-Swift

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Women in Trucking member Angelika Mangino is the group's Member of the Month for April. Though more women are entering the filed, a WIT survey showed that safety remains a top concern among female drivers.

Female trucker surveys divide proponents on pay and cab design

Industry leaders agree on safety and respect as top issues among surveyed female truck drivers but disagree on pay and cab design.

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Pilot Company names new executives as part of Berkshire Hathaway ownership

Volvo truck with crashed headlight

How technology is working to prevent your yard from becoming a trucking graveyard

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