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Where Fla. can prove its AV chops

Posted on Aug 12, 2019 in News, Trucks

Florida’s public roads have hosted some of the more noteworthy and novel self-driving tests. Starsky Robotics sent a driverless...

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US government quietly kills autonomous vehicle committee

Posted on Aug 10, 2019 in News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

The Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) hasn’t been active since it was...

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Loadsmart completes first-ever automated dispatch and delivery with Starsky Robotics’ autonomous truck

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 in News, Trucks

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics today announced that they were able to automatically dispatch...

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Self-driving trucks are cruising down I-45 between Dallas and Houston

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 in News, Trucks

When Don Burnette worked at Otto, a self-driving truck startup, his team hit some pretty big milestones. It recorded the first shipment of...

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Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics begins deliveries in Texas

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in News, Trucks

A year after coming out of stealth mode with $40 million, self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics will begin making its first...

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Getting infrastructure ready for the rising generation of vehicles means rethinking from the ground up

Posted on Aug 1, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Fifty years ago, a bright, shiny spacecraft delivered humans to the moon for the first time. That breathtaking achievement captured the...

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Military working to make its autonomous technology smarter

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Keeping soldiers safe continues to be the main reason the military enlists unmanned vehicles into its ranks, especially for resupply...

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New “automated following” tech lets one driver control two trucks

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Peloton Technology’s vision of the future of truck automation includes trucks that aren’t autonomous at all. At the recent Automated...

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Truck platoons can save fuel and combat a rising shortage of drivers

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Autonomous truck platoons offer benefits that might not be immediately apparent to the average road-tripper. Two or more semis following...

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Military working to make its autonomous technology smarter

Posted on Jul 21, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Keeping soldiers safe continues to be the main reason the military enlists unmanned vehicles into its ranks, especially for resupply...

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Are autonomous vehicles farther away than we think?

Posted on Jul 18, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

The last few years have been filled with countless predictions and hype around the future of autonomous vehicles (AVs), with billions of...

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Louisiana’s autonomous truck rules will take effect Aug. 1

Posted on Jul 15, 2019 in News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

Louisiana’s recently approved regulations for autonomous commercial motor vehicles will take effect Aug. 1. The law, signed by Gov. John...

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Volvo solves autonomous revenue riddle with package deals

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in News, Trucks

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo’s first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to...

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Driverless trucking approved in Louisiana under new law

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 in News, Trucks

Louisiana will soon permit autonomous semitrailer trucks on its public roads, following a bill that Gov. John Bel Edwards signed last...

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The 2019 Chevy Silverado hints at future autonomous trucks in one specific way

Posted on Jun 29, 2019 in News, Trucks

Someday, a truck will be more like a rolling, portable workshop than something you actually drive. In many ways, trucks are already...

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Former Anki engineers will steer Waymo’s self-driving trucks effort

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in News, Trucks

More than a dozen engineers, who lost their jobs after consumer robotics startup Anki shut down in April, have found a new home. The 13...

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Increased safety through partially automated driving: the forwarding agent Wagenstetter from Forsting in Upper Bavaria tested Active Drive Assist in the new Actros

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in News, Technology, Trucks

In preparation for the new Mercedes-Benz Actros, Mercedes-Benz Trucks carried out final tests with customers. One of these customers is...

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AVSimulation and ANSYS join hands for safe autonomous driving technology for automakers

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

AVSimulation and ANSYS have partnered to expediate the development of the safe autonomous driving technology for automakers. Under this...

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Starsky Robotics reaches self-driving milestone

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in News, Trucks

No human safety driver behind the wheel. No human backup waiting in the sleeper berth. No closed roads or constraints on regular traffic....

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Driverless delivery gathers speed: 5 stocks on the radar

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

As the buzz around driverless vehicles continues to snowball, various industries are leveraging the concept to upgrade their business and...

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