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C.R. England sees top drivers beating autonomy on fuel economy

C.R. England, which recently announced that it's entering two autonomous truck pilots, is betting that its best drivers will beat artificial intelligence when it comes to conserving fuel.

May 22, 2023

Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association Executive Director Jeff Farrah said carriers like C.R. England are continuing to embrace autonomous trucking. “AV trucking technology offers an opportunity to transform how essential goods move across all layers of the supply chain, from farm to warehouse, store to table,' Farrah said. 'We’ve seen a lot of excitement from commercial partners about the technology’s safety, efficiency, environmental, and cost benefits.”

TuSimple announces more layoffs, remains dedicated to autonomous trucking

TuSimple will cut 30% of its U.S. workforce during a restructuring phase that has the San Diego-based company focusing on deploying an affordable autonomous system later this year.

May 19, 2023

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Self-driving trucks pose different questions for insurers

Insurers say driverless trucks will cause insurance rates to rise for carriers of all sizes while the industry works to assess the risks of having them on the road.

May 16, 2023

Kodiak truck next to a car.

Torc Robotics, C.R. England to pilot autonomous reefer trucks

Torc Robotics announced a partnership with C.R. England to pilot long-haul Level IV autonomous trucks.

May 9, 2023

Torc autonomous truck

Hirschbach adds autonomous lane in Texas with Aurora

Hirschbach is testing an Aurora Driver-equipped autonomous truck on a reefer lane between Dallas and Houston. Also: Postal, drayage fleet orders 50 Nikola Tre FCEV trucks; legislation aimed at staged accidents, licensing introduced; more.

May 4, 2023

Hirschbach Aurora truck

Continental, Aurora announce autonomous driving partnership

Continental brings to the table its extensive automotive product portfolio; from sensors, automated driving control units (ADCU), high performance computers (HPC), telematics units, and more.

April 27, 2023

A diagram of the Aurora Driver autonomous hardware system

C.R. England announces autonomous partnership

The CCJ Top 250 carrier will deliver Tyson Foods products between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, using Kodiak autonomous trucks. Also: Utah paper company gets state's first Volvo VNR Electric; XPO names new COO; Alaska driving school seeks ELDT exemption.

April 20, 2023

C.R. England Kodiak truck

Safety & Compliance

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

cab of a driverless truck

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

cabover with a bull bar

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

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 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

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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

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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

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Trampoline with safety enclosure in a wooded backyard surrounded by tall trees and grass

Ionization technology aims to reduce fog-related vehicle accidents

Rain Enhancement Technologies is piloting its fog mitigation system at the California Department of Transportation Dynamic Test Facility. The technology aims to target known fog zones to enhance visibility and reduce related traffic incidents.

Don't underestimate AI's role in trucking's recovery

Multi-vehicle highway collision on wet freeway during rainy conditions with truck and passenger cars

The blind spot in fleet safety: When AI misses the crash risk

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J.B. Hunt eyes 2027 bid season rate hike to fend off higher driver, fuel, and medical costs

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