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Walmart Says ‘Game On’ For Driverless Freight

Dec 20, 2020

Walmart steps to the fore of the driverless freight movement in announcing the start of truly driverless operations beginning next year, powered by Gatik.

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Gatik And Loblaw Partner To Bring First-Ever Driverless Deliveries To Canada

Nov 23, 2020

Canada is poised to see driverless commercial delivery of goods come to Toronto, thanks to startup Gatik bagging a $25M infusion of capital plus a partnership with Canada’s largest retailer.

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Plus Safety Report Stakes Out ‘High Mileage’ Approach To Deploying Driverless Trucks

Oct 30, 2020

In their newly-released Safety Report, Plus asserts that safe deployment of driverless trucking requires billions of miles of on-road testing.

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Outrider’s $65 Million Fundraise Signals Strong ‘Green Light’ For AV Trucking

Oct 28, 2020

The business space and investment climate for automation in goods movement is highly promising, as evidenced by Outrider's recent raise. Commercial deployments are happening “at the edges” right now.

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New Moves, New Markets For Truck Platooning Revealed At AVS2020

Sep 27, 2020

The platooning business case remains sound and strengthens substantially with drone followers. AVS2020 provided intriguing insights into new markets. Upcoming moves by startups and the traditional vehicle industry will be interesting to watch.

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Driverless Trucking Not Slowing Down But The Ride Is Getting Bumpier

Sep 20, 2020

Key “solo driverless” developers exchanged viewpoints at the recent Automated Vehicles Symposium. The industry is clearly at a turning point. What's ahead?

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The Wild West Is Starting To Settle Down And Get The Job Done: 2020 Automated Vehicles Symposium

Sep 5, 2020

The recent Automated Vehicles Symposium provided a superb update on all things automated driving. Here are some key take-aways.

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In An Industry First, Plus.ai To Submit Their Self-Driving Trucks To Independent Testing

Jul 21, 2020

Self-driving truck developer Plus.ai announced today they have finalized an agreement with the Transportation Research Center to conduct rigorous independent testing of their Automated Driving System in realistic conditions.

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“Disciplined Innovation:” Kodiak Robotics Releases Safety Self-Assessment

Jun 11, 2020

Kodiak Robotics' nearly fifty-page Safety Report comprehensively covers the many factors, technical and non-technical, of developing driverless trucks.

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U.S. States Are Allowing Automated Follower Truck Platooning While The Swedes May Lead In Europe

May 2, 2020

As an early form of deployed truck automation, new use cases are emerging for truck platooning. Within the next year, we'll see commercial launch of 1st generation highway systems, while development of 2nd generation automated following accelerates.

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