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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

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

Ryder partnering with Aurora for autonomous truck maintenance

Ryder technicians will be embedded at Aurora’s terminal in South Dallas to support its autonomous operations.

November 9, 2022

technicians inspecting a truck

Stay safe and beat the breakdown: Keep ADAS and other truck systems in top shape during winter

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures can not only lead to costly breakdowns, they can also lead to less safe driving conditions in the case of tech-heavy driver assist systems impacted by winter weather.

November 9, 2022

Transervice air pressure check

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

Watch: Prius, cyclist spared from tractor-trailer thanks to ZF OnGuardMAX

Watch CCJ's recent test run in an International LT equipped with ZF's new OnGuardMAX which has made big improvements in autonomous braking on highway and in busy city traffic.

October 26, 2022

dash view from truck

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

Test drive: Mack Command Steer gives heavyweight trucks lightweight feel

Mack's electrically-assisted hydraulic steering system gives heavyweight trucks a lightweight feel.

September 27, 2022

Mack Granite in a quarry

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.

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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.

Pilot Flying J station

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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