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Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts

Executive Editor

Insights on ground-breaking technical developments and trends in an industry being transformed by technology, from the latest equipment, systems and components, to telematics and autonomous vehicle technologies.

Truck Techby Jack RobertsAugust 12, 2021

Is Trucking Too Tough for Tesla?

Is the humble, “outdated” North American trucking industry too tough a nut for our era’s greatest tech innovator to crack? Jack Roberts muses on the question in the Truck Tech blog.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 26, 2021

Follow the Money if You’re Tracking Autonomous Truck Technology

Lots of new partners and high-dollar investments indicate autonomous truck research and development is entering a new phase.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 15, 2021

Electric Trucks Conquer Pike's Peak

Kenworth and Peterbilt took their zero-emission trucks to Pike's Peak to see how well these emerging powertrain technologies could handle one of the toughest road courses on the planet.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 8, 2021

Trucking’s Year to Come

A challenging year is behind us, with change on the horizon.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsDecember 29, 2020

Imagining a Completely Driverless Truck

A truck designed from the ground up with only minimal considerations for human passengers would be a radically different vehicle from the ones on the road today.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsDecember 7, 2020

Like to Drive? Don't Worry About the Robots.

Some people like to drive. Other people, not so much. Why autonomous technology will be a good thing for both groups.

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