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Farmers Are The Real Winners: AGCO PTx Trimble Joint Venture Launched
April 14, 2024
AGCO Corporation and Trimble recently announced the completion of their joint venture transaction. What does this mean for autonomy, on and off road?
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Driverless Long-Haul Trucking News Roundup: New Partners, New Plans
April 5, 2024
With so much news lately in the driverless truck space, it’s time for another Truck Automation Roundup article.
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TRATON Chooses Plus To Power Future Level 4 Driverless Trucks
March 12, 2024
The Plus partnership with MAN, Navistar, and Scania will accelerate driverless trucking deployment in Europe and the U.S.
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Manifest 2024: Supply Chain Meets Driverless Tech To Plot Way Forward
March 7, 2024
Supply chain and logistics professionals converged in February for Manifest 2024. Here's a wrap-up on the Automated Trucking content.
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Driverless Trucking At CES 2024: Product Deployment On The Horizon
February 27, 2024
Automated Driving Systems have had a wild ride at CES over the years, especially for driverless trucks. A more subdued 2024 event highlighted paths to commercial launch.
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RRAI Rebrands As Forterra, Targets Defense And Commercial Markets
February 20, 2024
Forterra aims to be the key provider of the $4 billion autonomous military vehicles market, while also forging a lead position in off-road commercial vehicle markets.
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Plus Introduces “Open Platform For Autonomy” To Scale AV Use Cases
February 19, 2024
Self-driving tech developer Plus has announced their Open Platform for Autonomy (OPA), an open and modular software platform powered by the latest AI models.
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Phillips And Spartan Bring A New Level Of Sensing To Truck Trailers
February 2, 2024
Operating a tractor-trailer rig is fraught with uncertainty, especially at delivery points. Phillips is leveraging Spartan's radar tech to enhance their TrailerTech.
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TSIS Deploys RRAI Autonomous Yard Tractors For Detroit Intermodal Hub
January 18, 2024
Autonomous Yard Tractors are making moves. Truck Specialized Information Services has deployed RRAI's AYTs in their bustling trailer storage yard in Detroit, Michigan.
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Gatik Autonomous Trucks Know The Road Via Goodyear’s Smart Tires
January 9, 2024
Goodyear is bringing tire smarts to Gatik’s autonomous vehicles to enable safer, more predictable, and more robust autonomous vehicle performance.
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May Mobility Launches ‘Rider-Only’ Driverless Transit In Phoenix
December 18, 2023
Arizona's Sun City now has "rider-only" driverless services for its residents. AV tech player May Mobility plans to expand these rider-only services during 2024.
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Kroger/Gatik Partnership Provides Counterpoint To GM Cruise Debacle
December 14, 2023
While troubles of one people-carrying driverless company dominates the news cycles, the driverless movement of goods continues to gain momentum.
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Ag Autonomy Kicks Up Dust As Acquisition Deals Accelerate
November 25, 2023
Modern farming faces an intense labor shortage. AgTech providers are rolling out impressive autonomous tech. What are the intersections with on-road autonomy?
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Plus And Transurban Bring A Fresh Approach To Infrastructure Support For Autonomous Trucks
October 13, 2023
AV truck developer Plus and infrastructure owner-operator Transurban will deploy look-ahead data for trucks equipped with Plus’s Automated Vehicle (AV) software.
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Long Haul Automated Trucks: Taking It To The Street
October 3, 2023
DHL Express Estonia evaluated road robot startup Clevon for commercial last-mile delivery. Here’s a look at Clevon and a summary of the project outcomes.
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Freight Autonomy Startup Clevon Reveals Results Of On-Road Trial With DHL Express Estonia
September 22, 2023
DHL Express Estonia evaluated road robot startup Clevon for commercial last-mile delivery. Here’s a look at Clevon and a summary of the project outcomes.
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Motive Claims Superiority In Driver Dashcam Performance, Prompting Side-Eyes From Competitors
September 18, 2023
Video telematics have revolutionized trucking operations in recent years. A new study of system efficacy has created controversy amongst the many dashcam vendors.
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If You Really Want To Understand Robotaxis, Beware The San Francisco Safety Fog
August 30, 2023
Not all types of robotaxi “safety” or “failures” are alike. San Francisco public figures and the mass media are missing key distinctions. The nuances matter.
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Big Dawgs In Automated Trucking Make Big Moves Towards Commercialization
August 21, 2023
Introduction dates of commercial driverless trucks are coming into focus. Here's the latest on Daimler, Aurora, and Waymo seen through the eyes of an industry expert.
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Automated Trucking Is Maturing Rapidly But There’s So Much More To Do
June 26, 2023
Everywhere you look there’s plenty of action in the truck autonomy space. Here’s a wide angle look at what’s happening (and not happening) across various use cases.
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Iron And Beets: Where Will We See Driverless Trucks Next?
June 19, 2023
There is quite a bit of autonomy activity focused on resource roads, of which a good portion has not been publicly announced. Here's a run-down on two active projects.
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Industrialization Is Vital For The Launch Of Automated Trucking: Aurora And Continental Take A Pivotal Step
April 27, 2023
For automated trucking to launch, it is imperative to graduate from being a tech developer to being a commercial company providing reliable workhorse products. Continental and Aurora Innovation have taken a key step in this direction.
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Plus Assisted Driving Gets A Boost With New Bosch Collaboration
May 1, 2023
Bosch and Plus have announced that Plus will offer its PlusDrive solution with an integrated steering system from Bosch, featuring hardware and software to deliver driver assistance and partially automated features to commercial trucks.
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AV In The Trenches: What Will It Really Take To Get Automated Trucks On The Road?
April 20, 2023
So far, 2023 has been head-spinning if you’re an automated vehicles nerd. Let’s consider where we were a few months ago compared to now, based on key viewpoints from key industry experts.
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“Feature Complete” Aurora Driver Enters Final Phase Prior To Commercial Deployment
April 3, 2023
Driverless trucking is inching toward reality. The Aurora Driver Beta 6.0 is now “feature complete,” which the company considers to be an essential milestone towards launching Aurora Horizon, its planned autonomous trucking subscription service.
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While On-Road Driverless Slows, Ag-Tech Autonomy Players Are Plowing Ahead
March 30, 2023
The off-road world is becoming increasingly interesting for companies developing autonomy. What are the overlaps and synergies?
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From Photons To Behavior: Torc Robotics Fortifies AI-Based Driving Capability
February 28, 2023
Aiming to dominate the truck automation space, Torc Robotics is acquiring the Algolux team and intellectual property to super-charge their capabilities in deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging.
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Nikola To Be The First U.S. Truck Manufacturer To Offer PlusDrive Highly Automated Driving System In Class 8 Electric Trucks
February 23, 2023
Nikola Corporation, the pioneering manufacturer of hydrogen electric vehicles, announced this week that it has selected PlusDrive to be offered on Nikola Tre vehicles coming to market in 2024.
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Autonomous Vehicles Reality Check Part 3: Robots Moving Freight
December 28, 2022
Trucking use cases suitable for automated driving are rapidly proliferating. In this final installment of my Autonomous Vehicles Reality Check series, here's an in-depth run-down and outlook.
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Autonomous Vehicles Reality Check Part 2: Robots Moving People
December 22, 2022
When it comes to Autonomous Vehicles, the dynamics of the technical, operational, and business factors are diverse. This Part Two of a three-part article series examines AV-enabled people-carrying. And, what it takes to survive in the current economic climate.
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Autonomous Vehicles Reality Check Part 1: The Argo.ai Headline That Got Buried
December 20, 2022
The term “trough of disillusionment” is being thrown around willy-nilly in the AV space. The trigger? Argo.ai’s shutdown. The same journalists who piled on the positive hype about automated driving years ago are now piling on to its demise. From another angle, the situation looks very different.
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Gatik Notches Yet Another Major Customer In Pitney Bowes, With Latest Automated Trucking Deployment In Dallas
August 31, 2022
Starting in early 2023, Gatik’s autonomous class 6 fleet will establish a continuous, operational loop across the Pitney Bowes e-commerce logistics network in Dallas.
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Gatik And Cummins Partner For Powertrain Optimization
August 23, 2022
Gatik announced today that it will collaborate with Cummins Inc. to facilitate the integration of Gatik's automated driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in Gatik’s fleet of medium-duty trucks.
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Live And In-Person: Embark And Texas Law Enforcement Simulate The Real Thing
August 8, 2022
Working closely with the Texas law enforcement personnel, Embark has demonstrated the capability for their trucks to identify and stop for law enforcement vehicles.
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Embark And Texas DPS Partner To Develop Best Practices For Officers To Pull Over Automated Trucks
June 18, 2022
Truck automation developer Embark has taken a strong step into a space that every truck ADS developer must navigate: how to detect, respond to, and communicate with law enforcement while traveling public roads.
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Short-Haul Freight Is Evolving Fast: Gatik, Georgia-Pacific And KBX Announce Commercial Partnership For Driverless Trucks Serving Sam’s Club Stores
June 7, 2022
Self-driving truck developer Plus announced today that it has selected Velociti as the deployment and maintenance partner for its national Plus Build program
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Plus Partners With Velociti To Install PlusDrive On Existing Truck Tractors
May 9, 2022
Self-driving truck developer Plus announced today that it has selected Velociti as the deployment and maintenance partner for its national Plus Build program
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Self-Driving Cars: An Epidemic Of Questionable Assertions
February 21, 2022
Self-driving vehicles require relentless scrutiny. However, some fundamental misunderstandings cause industry observers to make broad definitive statements with very little to back up their conclusions.
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Truck Automation Players Take Las Vegas By Storm At Manifest 2022
February 2, 2022
Manifest delivered an unprecedented gathering of leaders from ADS truck companies along with their automation capable trucks.
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Trucking Insurance In The Age Of Automation: Startup Koop Technologies Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round.
September 1, 2021
There’s a new player entering the automated trucking scene, addressing a gap in the complex world of vehicle insurance. Koop Technologies, an insurance technology startup specializing in autonomous vehicle and robotics risk, recently announced $2.5M in seed funding.
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Platooning In The Woods: Robotic Research And FPInnovations Partner To Adapt Automated Truck Technology To Challenging New Settings
May 12, 2021
Driverless truck technology is being adapted to double the amount of lumber one driver can transport from a harvesting site to a sawmill.
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Automating With Gas: Plus And Cummins Developing Natural Gas Powered Self-Driving Trucks
April 27, 2021
Self-driving truck developer Plus has announced a new initiative with global engine manufacturer Cummins to develop “the industry’s first driver-in, supervised autonomous trucks powered by natural gas.”
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Making Redundancy Cool: Gatik And Isuzu Partner To Develop Level 4 Capable Medium-Duty Trucks
April 6, 2021
Fully driverless goods movement may well start with Gatik’s medium duty trucks, scaling quickly given their partnerships with major national retailers.
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The Bane Of Automated Driving: Embark And Arizona DOT To Address Highway Work Zones
March 29, 2021
Embark and Arizona DOT partner to address one of the gnarliest issues facing deployment of automated trucking: highway work zones.
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Motional Initiates Testing Of Driverless Vehicles In Las Vegas
Feb 22, 2021
Motional is initiating driverless operations on public roads in Las Vegas, as a precursor to a major rollout in 2023 with Lyft.
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Plus Raises $200 Million In New Funding As Automated Trucking Juggernaut Gains Momentum
Feb 10, 2021
Plus, a developer of automated trucks, has announced the completion of a $200 million funding round to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of its ADS globally -- with first products later this year.
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Boring! Kodiak’s Trucks Calmly Drive Themselves While Safety Driver Watches
Jan 11, 2021
Kodiak calls their series of no-intervention long-haul freight runs “a major milestone.”
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Emerging From Stealth, NODAR Introduces “Hammerhead 3D Vision” Platform For Automated Driving
Jan 7, 2021
NODAR aims to displace LiDAR with a breakthrough perception approach based on long baseline stereo vision.
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