New Company Uses AI to Train Autonomous Trucks [Video]

It's recently appeared that self-driving trucks are not going to be hauling freight down the road without a driver as quickly as some developers and investors had expected. But startup tech company Waabi says its AI-focused approach will allow it to commercialize the technology faster.

HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge talks to Waabi's Dustin Koehl, a former fleet manager and HDT Emerging Leader, about how the company's approach differs and why they call themselves the next generation of autonomous trucks.

Note: In the interview, Koehl hints of a big OEM announcement. Since our interview, Volvo Group Venture Capital announced an investment in Waabi Innovation Inc.
 

In This Episode:

• Has autonomous-truck development hit a wall?
• Using AI to train Waabi Driver
• Where is Waabi in the development process?
• Working with truck makers
• Will autonomous trucks put drivers out of work?
• Path to commercialization
• What needs to happen for self-driving trucks to become an everyday reality in logistics?

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