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U.S. Xpress partners with autonomous trucking firm Aurora
The Top 250 fleet will work with Aurora on the deployment of its autonomous Aurora Driver system. Also: Diesel prices surge past $4/gallon national average for the first time in eight years.
February 16, 2022
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Autonomous backing tech added to Outrider yard tractors
Autonomous yard tractor developer Outrider has added autonomous backing capabilities to its system. Also: Drivewyze adds new weigh station bypass locations in Iowa; Women in Trucking seeks industry feedback.
February 11, 2022
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Knight-Swift to become first fleet to own, maintain autonomous truck
The CCJ Top 250 carrier has entered into a new partnership with autonomous truck tech developer Embark. Also: Fuel prices near $4/gallon nationwide; TCA opens Highway Angel of the Year voting to the public.
February 9, 2022
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TuSimple, Union Pacific team up on first driverless deliveries
Union Pacific Railroad will become the first customer to move freight on TuSimple's fully-automated trucking route between Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona.
February 2, 2022
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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
Technology
Technology versus humans
We, as an industry, need to stop promoting autonomous trucks by denigrating human truck drivers.
November 9, 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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