Autonomous: Page 2

Uber Freight, Volvo announce autonomous partnership
The partnership marks Uber Freight’s first commercial collaboration with an autonomous fleet, and it will serve as one of V.A.S.’s first customers to pilot its hub-to-hub autonomous offering.
December 14, 2022
Uber Freight and V.A.S. truck
Autonomous vehicle developers provide a look at law enforcement interaction
Autonomous vehicle interactions with law enforcement continue to grow, and if a viral video between an officer and an autonomous car earlier this year is any indication, there's plenty of work to be done.
December 6, 2022
Torc Freightliner on the road
TuSimple, Navistar call off autonomous partnership
TuSimple and Navistar are ending to their autonomous truck co-development partnership after just two years.
December 5, 2022
Navistar International Corp. in July 2020 announced it has taken a minority stake in autonomous truck retrofitter TuSimple, part of an investment by Navistar into TuSimple’s self-driving technology and after two years of an ongoing technical relationship between the two companies.
Torc Robotics autonomous truck a mostly boring ride
Daimler subsidiary Torc Robotics gave CCJ a ride inside one of their autonomous Freightliners this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
November 17, 2022
Torc Daimler self driving Freightliner
Autonomous firm TuSimple names new CEO
The company's former CEO returns to the position after his successor was fired at the end of October. Also: Diesel prices expected to remain above $5/gallon into 2023.
November 14, 2022
TuSimple truck
Embark launches coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network across Sunbelt
Embark said the expanded network it is positioned to serve covered 9.5 billion miles of annual freight in 2020.
November 1, 2022
Embark Coverage Map
ZF's third gen OnGuardMAX offers big improvements in automated emergency braking
CCJ got to experience ZF's third gen OnGuardMAX Autonomous Emergency Braking System this week which delivers a whole new level of safety on highway and in busy urban areas.
October 12, 2022
ZF OnGuardMAX Autonomous Braking
The autonomous bigfoot
I’ve been reading for months about all the autonomous vehicle (AV) testing going on in Texas and I can finally confirm that they do exist.
October 7, 2022
driverless truck in Texas
Driverless trucking: Driver shortage solution or missing link in the supply chain?
The American Trucking Associations estimates that the truck driver shortage could reach 160,000 by 2030 – the same year many autonomous tech companies expect their platforms to be mature and ready for primetime.
October 6, 2022
cab of a driverless truck
Werner, Kodiak Robotics kick off 24/7 long-haul autonomous runs
Werner had trailers ready for a Kodiak self-driving truck to pick up on both ends of the trip. Werner’s local drivers completed the first-mile pickups and last-mile deliveries.
September 29, 2022
Werner Kodiak truck and trailer
Schneider partners with autonomous truck manufacturer
Schneider will provide will provide freight and insights in its partnership with Torc Robotics. Also: Shippers' conditions turn positive for the first time since September 2020; Western Star trucks recalled; Amazon partners with electrofuels company.
September 21, 2022
Schneider and Torc Robotics
Saia opens new LTL terminals in Kansas
Saia has opened five terminals during the third quarter this year. Also: Volvo Trucks debuts fully electric rear axle; IVECO and Plus have completed of the initial phase of their autonomous trucking pilot.
September 19, 2022
Volvo Trucks unveiled a completely new, fully electric rear axle at the IAA transport show in Hannover, Germany.
TuSimple legal chief steps down, company subject of class action lawsuit
The lawsuit claims that TuSimple made false and misleading statements to the market, overstated its commitment to safety and concealed significant problems with its technology, leading to a decline in the company's stock prices.
September 7, 2022
TuSimple semi-truck
Waymo, Freightliner set to test first redundant system autonomous truck
Often referred to as "high-driving automation," Level 4 autonomy requires no human interaction to operate a vehicle between two set points.
August 24, 2022
Freightliner Waymo truck
Pilot announces partnership with autonomous truck company
Kodiak will lend its expertise as Pilot Company looks to integrate autonomous truck services into its travel plaza operations, define service and maintenance requirements, operational necessities and facilities planning.
August 23, 2022
Kodiak driverless truck
Gatik, Cummins announce partnership on autonomous middle-mile
Gatik’s collaboration with Cummins is part of it’s platform-agnostic commercialization strategy, enabling the company to integrate its autonomous driving system with multiple OEMs.
August 23, 2022
Gatik-enabled Isuzu
Embark completes autonomous traffic stop with Texas law enforcement
Embark Trucks said it has developed the capability for Embark-powered semis to identify, stop for and work with law enforcement.
August 4, 2022
Embark truck pulled over by Texas police
Schneider set to autonomously haul freight in Texas
Schneider will begin weekly autonomous hauls this week between Dallas and Houston. Also: PGT Trucking names new VP; 115 of XPO's truck drivers have been honored for reaching “million miler” status; Another NY LTL terminal for Saia
August 2, 2022
Aurora Schneider truck
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