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Business, Technology

60 Seconds: Daimler Unwraps Autonomous, Electric Demonstration Truck

Freightliner eCascadia-based tractor equipped with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø self driving software will execute runs between Laredo and Dallas in Texas first. Daimler Truck intends to start serial production of autonomous trucks, albeit with conventional engines, in 2027. By Keiron Greenhalgh

May 10, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Self-Driving Startup Wayve Expands to Vancouver

British autonomous driving startup Wayve Technologies Ltd. is opening a research center in Vancouver, adding its second location in North America to accelerate its growth.

April 11, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Cruise to Resume Testing Its Robotaxi Service in Phoenix

Cruise is preparing to resume testing its robotaxis with safety drivers in Phoenix, marking an important step in its attempts to resume service after grounding its fleet last year.

April 9, 2024
Technology, Autonomous

What's That? Autonomous Trucks

As one of the most anticipated innovations in the logistics industry, autonomous trucks promise to reshape our highways, enhance efficiency, and redefine the global supply chain. But how do they work, and what makes them so pivotal?

April 1, 2024
Business, Autonomous

Update: Navistar Partners With Plus on Hub-to-Hub Autonomous Trucks

Truck maker Navistar Inc. has partnered with Plus, a developer of automated driving technology, to pave the way for hub-to-hub autonomous Class 8 trucks.

March 13, 2024
Technology

Torc Lays Out Road Map to Autonomous Truck Launch in 2027

The independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck is paving the way for that rollout by conducting pilots with major motor carriers and mapping out the details of how fleet customers will dispatch and monitor unmanned commercial vehicles in the coming years.

November 28, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Reports Another Fatality Involving Automated Driving

Tesla Inc. disclosed to U.S. regulators another fatal crash involving automated driver-assist systems, bringing its total to 17 since June 2021.

April 17, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Kodiak Unveils New Autonomous Truck Platform

Kodiak Robotics introduced its fifth-generation autonomous truck hardware platform, the driverless trucking company announced.

April 10, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

GM Cruise Recalls 300 Robotaxis After Crash

DETROIT — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has recalled 300 robotaxis to update software after one of them rear-ended a municipal bus in San Francisco.

April 7, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Top 100

Forward Air, Kodiak Partner on Autonomous Route

Forward Air Corp. has partnered with self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics to run one of their busiest freight lanes near continuously with an autonomous truck.

March 21, 2023