U.S. automated electric truck startup Solo AVT picks battery supplier ABS
May 25 (Reuters) – Silicon Valley startup Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies has partnered with Michigan-based American Battery...
Read MoreEinride teases a sleek new trailer at inaugural Mesh conference
During its inaugural Einride Mesh technology conference, autonomous EV freight company Einride introduced new software and hardware...
Read MoreAurora, FedEx expand Texas autonomous routes
Aurora Innovation Inc. and FedEx have expanded their autonomous trucking partnership to include freight hauling between terminals in Fort...
Read MoreGatik and Walmart notch a big win in Kansas with new law enabling driverless vehicle deployment
Gatik announced today that it will be expanding operations to Kansas following the signing of Senate Bill 313 into law by Governor Laura...
Read MoreDevelopers take varied paths to autonomous trucking
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Autonomous trucking is branching into multiple approaches and each has a different route to commercialization....
Read MoreKodiak Robotics first to showcase “fallback” failsafe technology that guides self-driving trucks out of traffic in the event of a critical system failure
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, today became the...
Read MoreEmbark losses widen from research, development spending
Embark Technology Inc. saw its losses widen in the first quarter as the autonomous trucking technology company spent more of its capital...
Read MoreAurora, Covenant team on autonomous trucking program
Autonomous driving technology company Aurora Innovation Inc. will collaborate with Covenant Logistics to refine a self-driving truck...
Read MoreAI upstart Waabi adding self-driving veterans in race to commercialize robot trucks
Waabi, an autonomous driving startup led by computer scientist Raquel Urtasun, is staffing up with veteran engineers from competing...
Read MoreEmbark Trucks completes industry-first autonomous testing in winter conditions
SAN FRANCISCO, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading developer of autonomous...
Read MorePlus partners with Velociti to install PlusDrive on existing truck tractors
Self-driving truck developer Plus announced today that it has selected Velociti as the deployment and maintenance partner for its national...
Read MoreTorc names Penske for maintenance on autonomous test fleet
Self-driving-vehicle technology developer Torc Robotics announced Penske Truck Leasing will serve as the truck maintenance service...
Read MoreEmbark and U.S. Xpress partner to prepare nationwide terminal network for autonomous transfer point operations
SAN FRANCISCO and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading...
Read MoreAurora unveils fleet management platform to optimize autonomous operations
Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation has unveiled a fleet management system that can be used to help optimize...
Read MoreThe middle-mile delivery challenge isn’t sexy, but autonomous trucks can fix it
When you think of autonomous trucking, most of the airspace is given to the long-haul variety, especially with the driver shortage still...
Read MoreVolvo introduces autonomous solution for transportation ecosystem
Volvo Autonomous Solutions announced it will offer a new hub-to-hub autonomous transport solution, designed to serve four main customer...
Read MoreAutonomous trucking transition to drive job change, not job loss
The automation of the commercial trucking industry has generated concerns about the potential for mass layoffs of drivers. A growing body...
Read MoreRide-hailing giant Didi to explore driverless trucks
In addition to Robotaxi, autonomous driving trucks have now been added to ride-hailing giant Didi’s business roadmap. One car supplier is...
Read MoreTuSimple integrates with Werner Enterprises to support driver-out operations on the Autonomous Freight Network
SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TuSimple (Nasdaq: TSP), a global self-driving technology company based in San Diego, announced...
Read MoreThe problems that electric semis can & can’t solve
As electric trucks trickle into the market and we get closer and closer to long-haul models like the Tesla Semi, it’s becoming easier and...
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