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Gatik adds autonomous box trucks to its ‘middle mile’ game plan

Posted on May 6, 2020 in News, Trucks

Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the ‘middle mile’ of logistics, has added box trucks to its fleet as Walmart  and other...

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U.S. states are allowing automated follower truck platooning while the Swedes may lead in Europe

Posted on May 2, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

During the last year, the level of activity and funding in truck automation in general has surged while the rest of the Automated Driving...

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TuSimplefills senior-level posts with executives from UPS, Walmart

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in News, Trucks

Autonomous trucking technology developer TuSimple has tapped industry veterans from UPS Inc. and Walmart to fill senior positions....

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Self-driving vehicles get in on the delivery scene amid COVID-19

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages...

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Self-driving startups work through health crisis

Posted on Apr 28, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

Investor-funded startups competing hard to commercialize highly automated heavy-duty trucks found themselves having to deal with...

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Chinese self-driving truck startupInceptio raises $100 mln -sources

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) – China’s Inceptio Technology, a startup developing self-driving trucks, has raised $100...

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Einride will now develop human-driven trucks as part of transition to full autonomy

Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in News, Trucks

Sweden’s Einride, which is building driverless electric trucks that can also be controlled remotely, will begin developing a more...

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Starsky Robotics failure offers a sobering look at the state of AI

Posted on Apr 20, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

Autonomous trucking company Starsky Robotics has closed its doors after failing to secure additional funding in late 2019. Anyone that...

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VTTI to study autonomous trucks in mixed fleets

Posted on Apr 13, 2020 in News, Trucks

A new four-year study, led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) in partnership with a 16-member team, seeks to provide the...

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In Mount Vernon, Paccar develops automated trucks that could revolutionize long-haul industry

Posted on Apr 12, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

SKAGIT COUNTY — An engineer steered the cab of a freight truck onto a vacant track. The ride was smooth as the tires met a patch of light...

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Analysts: Trucking ripe with opportunities for autonomous technology

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

Many headlines about autonomous driving focus on the consumer auto market, but the commercial and heavy-duty truck segment are where...

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Einride demos a single teleoperator taking control of multiple autonomous trucks

Posted on Apr 7, 2020 in News, Trucks

Despite the fanfare around driverless cars’ potential to transform cities and make roads safer, the transition to a world in which...

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An autonomous trucking startup stays the (very long) course

Posted on Apr 3, 2020 in Technology, Trucks

(Bloomberg) — Nancy Sun, 37, is chief engineer at Ike, the autonomous-trucking startup named for President Eisenhower and his...

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Season two of HDT Talks Trucking podcast now available

Posted on Apr 1, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Trucks, Videos & Podcasts

Season two of the HDT Talks Trucking podcast is now available, covering topics such as California’s AB5 law restricting the use of...

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Special report: How is the commercial vehicle industry preparing for autonomous driving?

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

Automotive World’s special report on the automation of commercial vehicles explores the opportunities and challenges of introducing...

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Seegrid raises $25 million for autonomous industrial vehicles

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

Seegrid, a company that builds autonomous industrial vehicles for transporting materials, has raised $25 million in a round of equity...

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TuSimple partners with supplier ZF to mass produce self-driving truck tech

Posted on Mar 26, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

Self-driving truck startupTuSimple is partnering with automotive supplier ZF to develop and produce autonomous vehicle technology, such as...

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Starsky Robotics failed. Does that mean automated trucking is dead?

Posted on Mar 24, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

I met Stefan Seltz-Axmacher for the first time in November 2015 at the Florida Automated Vehicles Summit. Not long after, we met at the...

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Rivian shuts down all facilities over COVID-19 pandemic concerns

Posted on Mar 23, 2020 in Cars, News, Trucks

Rivian, the buzzy electric vehicle startup that is backed by Amazon and Ford, is shutting down all of its facilities due to the spread of...

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Will truck convoying be the first viable commercial application for AV technology?

Posted on Mar 21, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

Industry Background: Trucking has long been seen as a potentially interesting application for Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology. ...

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