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This autonomous truck just made a cross-country grocery run

Posted on Dec 10, 2019 in News, Trucks

California-based startup Plus.ai claims to have completed a cross-country trip with a prototype autonomous truck. While a human backup...

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The founder of $1 billion self-driving truck firm TuSimple says human truckers having to spend hours on the road is a ‘tarnish on the glory of humanity’

Posted on Dec 8, 2019 in News, Trucks

The founder of self-driving truck unicorn TuSimple says that human truck drivers being required to work long hours on the road is a...

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Self-driving trucks and presidential politics

Posted on Dec 6, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

The introduction of self-driving truck prototypes over the past five years has fueled an ongoing conversation about how this emerging...

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Partially autonomous truck undergoes tests in Illinois

Posted on Nov 25, 2019 in News, Trucks

Krystian Gebis did not have to keep his hands on the wheel when he operated a specially modified Peterbilt semi truck along a test track...

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Why Mercedes’s self-driving trucks are set to overtake its robotaxis

Posted on Nov 15, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

Don’t hold your breath for a self-driving Mercedes car anytime soon. At Daimler’s capital market day in London on Thursday, new CEO Ola...

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Hyundai Motor demonstrates autonomous driving tech capabilities with first successful truck platooning trial

Posted on Nov 12, 2019 in News, Trucks

Hyundai Motor Company successfully conducted the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks on the Yeoju Smart Highway replicating...

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This autonomous trucking startup out of MIT wants computers to think like human drivers, and it just became the first self-driving truck investment for Founders Fund

Posted on Nov 11, 2019 in News, Trucks

There’s a new autonomous driving startup on the block, and it just brought on one of the most sought-after investors in Silicon...

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Agility and flexibility essential on the path to the autonomous truck

Posted on Nov 4, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

Today’s transportation industry faces numerous technology-enabled challenges. Truck makers are faced with the need to develop autonomous,...

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Caterpillar’s autonomous vehicles may be used by NASA to mine the moon and build a lunar base

Posted on Oct 23, 2019 in News, Trucks

Caterpillar has been synonymous with big, heavy equipment — for farming, construction and mining — since Holt Manufacturing and C. L. Best...

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Volvo sets up new business unit for autonomous trucks

Posted on Oct 20, 2019 in News, Trucks

Luxury vehicle manufacturer Volvo Group recently announced that the company is in the process of establishing a new business area...

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Self-driving truck company wants to test without ever using public roads

Posted on Oct 15, 2019 in News, Trucks

There are many technology races going on in the world today, including private space exploration, electric cars, and self-driving...

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Isuzu previews futuristic FL IR truck with autonomous “platooning” function

Posted on Oct 14, 2019 in News, Technology, Trucks

Isuzu has just released the first images of an innovative new truck concept dubbed the FL IR prior to its Tokyo Motor Show unveiling. All...

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Plus.ai partners with MnDOT for autonomous trucks

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 in News, Trucks

New Delhi: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has joined hands with Plus.ai, a self-driving trucking technology provider. As...

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Self-driving truck startup Einride raises $25 million in new funding round

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 in Finance, Trucks

Autonomous electric delivery truck startup Einride raised $25 million in a Series A investment round it said would help expand the...

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The blindspot monitoring in this pickup knows when you’re towing a yacht

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

In the future, as automotive technology advances, sensors will be everywhere. Bridges will know when you pass underneath, side lane...

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ABB to provide smart chargers for autonomous vehicles in Singapore

Posted on Oct 2, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

ABB has won a contract from ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd. to deliver and commission integrated smart charging points for Automated...

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ABB to provide smart chargers for autonomous vehicles in Singapore

Posted on Oct 2, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

ABB has won a contract from ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd. to deliver and commission integrated smart charging points for Automated...

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Self-driving startup Embark raises $70 million, opens freight transfer hubs for robot big rigs

Posted on Sep 25, 2019 in Finance, News, Trucks

Embark Trucks, a self-driving tech firm created by two twenty-something Canadian computer scientists, just landed $70 million in new...

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Is the Scania AXL autonomous truck a self-driving workhorse of the future?

Posted on Sep 24, 2019 in News, Trucks

For over 100 years, automobiles have housed human passengers and the stuff they decided to take with them. Yet, the budding self-driving...

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Drivers’ jobs post-autonomy, ‘disruption in chunks’: Panel talks self-driving trucks

Posted on Sep 23, 2019 in News, Perspective, Trucks

Speaking earlier this month at the FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, representatives from three autonomous truck...

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