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California driverless truck ban passes committee
More than 4,250 motorists were killed on California roads in 2021 and more than 10% of crashes involved a large truck.
April 20, 2023
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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May 1, 2024
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
Safety & Compliance
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
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
Equipment controls
Gatik expands its driverless middle mile service in Texas
Gatik counts Walmart and Kroger among its autonomous trucking customers.
March 15, 2023
Companies
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
Technology
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
Autonomous
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
Equipment controls
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
Autonomous
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
Autonomous
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
Autonomous
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
Autonomous
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
Autonomous
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
Autonomous
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
Autonomous
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
Autonomous
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
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Chief Carriers uses financial incentive, gamifying safety scores and new job opportunities for safety initiative
The Nebraska-based flatbed carrier started the program three years ago and has seen positive results in driver safety scores.
Companies
Daimler, union reach tentative deal to avoid strike
Companies
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