autonomous trucking

Waymo is opening a research and development facility for trucking in Menlo Park, California, as the Alphabet-backed startup best known for its robotaxis continues to deepen its investment in autonomous delivery and freight transportation. According to a press release on Tuesday, Waymo is also...

Federal regulators are seeking Trump administration approval for a survey of private trucking companies that could help the government establish safety rules affecting autonomous trucks. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be seeking public comment starting Tuesday on the...

Autonomous vehicle company Waymo provided a glimpse of its autonomous truck technology in a blog post this week, as the Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) (Nasdaq: GOOGL) -backed startup best known for self-driving passenger vehicles steps up its delivery and freight program. Waymo said its autonomous...

As more startups announce testing for highly automated trucks, Daimler Trucks remains comparatively quiet. Even in celebrating a year of partnering with Torc Robotics, which Daimler Trucks purchased in March 2019, the focus is on safe automation ahead of promotion. The parent of Freightliner, the...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU) and Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG)  (Nasdaq: GOOGL) autonomous vehicle unit Waymo will now move their self-driving technology into the commercial vehicle segment. The collaboration will see the companies develop and test autonomous cargo vans and associated...

For two years, Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) and TuSimple engineers quietly worked in parallel, building autonomous truck prototypes. Now, the relationship is changing. On Wednesday, the companies said Navistar will sell a driverless truck by 2024, advancing the industry's...

Self-driving truck company Kodiak Robotics has released a 49-page safety self-assessment report that aims both to demonstrate the startup's commitment to public safety and provide a detailed portrait of how the company programs and operates its autonomous vehicles. "We believe it's critical that...

Autonomous vehicle tech in the trucking industry: challenges it solves, technology, benefits and deployment. FreightWaves Director of Passport Research JP Hampstead interviews Vijaysai Patnaik, the Product Lead at Waymo during FreightWaves LIVE @ HOME. Apple PodcastsSpotifyRewatch the LIVE...

Gatik, a Palo Alto, California-based autonomous vehicle startup, on Wednesday unveiled its fleet of autonomous box trucks aimed at servicing the so-called "middle mile," the leg of the delivery that connects distribution centers and retail stores. The trucks range from 11 to 20 feet long, and are...

Digital freight brokerage Uber Freight announced this morning that it has moved tens of thousands of touchless loads with no human intervention. The company termed this a "major milestone in product automation" after moving its first touchless load last fall. These advances, an Uber Freight...

With roughly one million people infected with COVID-19 in the U.S., the importance of social distancing cannot be overstated. However, this is easier said than done within the freight industry. Being frontline responders to the crisis, the trucking community cannot afford to stay at home in...

It's been a tough seven days for autonomous trucking startups. Last week, Kodiak Robotics laid off more than a dozen employees. And now Ike, another startup aiming to automate long-haul trucking, has laid off 14% of its staff, the Information reported on Wednesday. Exactly how many employees were...

Adding to a flurry of recent activity in the self-driving-vehicle space, autonomous trucking startup TuSimple announced Thursday it has expanded service for current customer UPS Inc (NYSE: UPS) with new routes in Texas. The San Diego-headquartered company will expand its UPS runs to 20 trips per...

Einride, a Swedish-based remote operated autonomous trucking and transportation company, announced today that they will be hiring their first remote drivers in Sweden in March 2020 and in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2020. "We are very glad to hire someone that will be taking the jobs of the...

An autonomous yard trucking startup has come out of stealth, announcing $53 million in Series A and seed funding rounds led by investment groups NEA and 8VC. Previously known as Azevtec, Outrider is taking on Level 4 autonomous yard trucks plus robotics with the goal of "completely re-defining"...