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TuSimple inks deal to expand autonomous freight network
TuSimple President and CEO Cheng Lu said his company is "seeing unprecedented demand for autonomous trucking capacity."
January 25, 2022
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J.B. Hunt, Waymo expand autonomous partnership
The collaboration will also include operational and market studies to refine the commercial readiness of the driving technology.
January 15, 2022
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Test drive: Plus' autonomous trucking system
Despite all the space-age tech that Plus has attached to the truck, the most important safety feature sits in the driver's seat.
January 4, 2022
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Peterbilt rolls out autonomous truck at CES
Peterbilt showcasing its first Model 579 equipped with the Aurora Driver, a Level 4 advanced autonomous system. Also: USA Truck buying Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks; TBS Factoring acquires Financial Carrier Services.
January 6, 2022
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TuSimple completes 80 minute, 80 mile driverless run
TuSimple said it successfully completed "the world's first fully autonomous semi-truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle and without human intervention."
December 30, 2021
Autonomous
DHL commits to buying dozens of autonomous trucks with eye towards electric
Parcel delivery heavyweight DHL is once again enjoying record growth and is looking to TuSimple's autonomous truck technology to help further improve its bottom line.
December 27, 2021
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Embark expanding into Texas, intros new autonomous trucking lane
Autonomous truck start up opening new driverless lane between Houston and San Antonio.
December 9, 2021
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Waymo expanding partnership with UPS
In the coming weeks, Waymo will begin testing Class 8 trucks equipped with the Waymo Driver autonomous system with UPS in Texas. Also: New Orleans woman pleads guilty in ongoing staged-accident fraud scheme; Averitt celebrates 50 years.
November 19, 2021
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Autonomous trucking firm Kodiak plans to double workforce, add 15 trucks with new funding
Kodiak Robotics announced it received $125 million in Series B funding from a variety of investors. Also: DTNA, Platform Science team up on open OEM platform.
November 15, 2021
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Ryder, Georgia Tech team up to study impact of autonomous trucking
The researchers’ Autonomous Transfer Hub Network and optimization models significantly reduced the number of miles driven with empty trailers, which accounts for a large part of the cost reduction.
November 12, 2021
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Walmart's autonomous partner takes safety driver out of middle-mile delivery route
The fully driverless operation, which began in August, involves consistent, repeated delivery runs multiple times per day, seven days per week on public roads.
November 8, 2021
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The world is square
Today’s autonomous vehicle (AV) developers describe the driving experience in terms of a square or other geometric shape with edges and corners.
October 31, 2021
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Senator intros bill to exempt truckers from COVID vaccine
Proposed legislation would exempt truck drivers from vaccine mandates. Also: DHL is partnering Embark and plans to deploy autonomous trucks in 2024; T680 auction to benefit Truckers Against Trafficking; Cargo Transporters raises driver pay again.
October 29, 2021
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What's it like from the pilot seat of an autonomous truck?
Ruben Cardenas, safety driver for autonomous truck startup Plus, is both active driver and emergency fail-safe for the system when the truck is operating in autonomous mode.
October 21, 2021
Regulations
Cummins partnering with driverless tech upstart | FleetPride adds parts ordering function to website
Cummins, Locomation ink joint testing, integration deal. Also: FleetPride beefs up its website to now include order capabilities; Driverless tech company Aurora debuts subscription service.
October 14, 2021
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Experts say driverless trucks likely decades away, 'like going to the moon'
While the march toward true Level 5 technology will be long the safety benefits of autonomous-like driver assistance features have been immediate.
October 7, 2021
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Daimler, Torc Robotics hit three-year mark on driverless partnership
In its march toward driverless trucking, Torc CEO Michael Fleming said his company has honed in on one OEM truck platform – Freightliner's Cascadia – one business case (long-haul trucking), and one environment (U.S. interstate highways).
September 29, 2021
Business
ACT: Freight volumes, rates remain strong despite August dip
ACT Research's For-Hire Trucking Index for August saw a drop in volumes and pricing, despite a strong supply-demand balance. Also: Kodiak announces fourth-gen autonomous truck; Maverick offering new sign-on bonuses; Penske's new Fort Worth facility.
September 29, 2021
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