Kodiak Showcases Autonomous Truck Freight Runs
Kodiak Robotics is now making 200-plus-mile “disengagement-free” autonomous freight runs with a tractor-trailer equipped with its autonomous driving technology.
January 12, 2021
Kodiak Robotics is now making 200-plus-mile “disengagement-free” autonomous freight runs with a tractor-trailer equipped with its autonomous driving technology.
January 12, 2021
Waymo has begun carrying out interstate mapping operations by a fleet of minivans in New Mexico and Texas – a move that is seen by many tech observers as a prelude to long-haul evaluation runs of tractor-trailers under autonomous control.
January 23, 2020
Isuzu and Honda have announced that they will be working together to develop hydrogen fuel cell technologies for commercial trucks and passenger car markets.
January 17, 2020
A new report issued by the U.S. National Science and Technology Council and the U.S. Department of Transportation laid out the Trump administration’s plans to stake out a leadership role for the country in the global race to develop autonomous vehicle technology.
January 13, 2020
Autonomous truck developer TuSimple said the results of a recent fuel economy study proved that trucks under autonomous control get up to 10% better fuel economy than similarly equipped trucks operating with human drivers.
December 18, 2019
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang said in the Democratic primary debate in Atlanta on Nov. 20 that if elected, he would appoint a "trucking czar" to oversee the transition from human drivers to autonomous vehicles.
November 21, 2019
Truck platooning technology has leapt far ahead of outdated laws designed to cut down on tailgating and convoys. A new, state-by-state initiative seeks to bring regulations in line with this new technology.
July 19, 2019
Peloton’s new Automated Following solution uses vehicle-to-vehicle technology to allow a single driver in a lead truck to control two platooning vehicles.
July 17, 2019
Why Torc Robotics CEO Michael Fleming he thinks autonomous technology will make its initial inroads in long-haul fleets, and how the technology will make truck drivers' lives better inside of a decade.
June 4, 2019
What will the 21st Century Truck look like? Safe, productive, and efficient, according to a panel of experts speaking during the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting.
April 5, 2019
Daimler Trucks has acquired a majority stake in Torc Robotics as part of a strategy that will see the United States become the focus of the company’s autonomous technology development efforts.
March 29, 2019
ZF and Wabco say their merger will create a leading global integrated systems provider for commercial vehicle technology.
March 28, 2019
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency released a Guidance Report detailing what fleets can expect in the near term future as an effective charging infrastructure for electric trucks begins to take shape.
March 1, 2019
Mike Roeth, executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, sat down and talked to HDT about what the last 10 years have been like showcasing and validating new trucking technology and what he thinks the next decade will bring.
February 14, 2019
“ICE” – the internal combustion engine – “is the enemy. Not hydrogen or BEV,” said Nikola as it said in a tweet that it's going to produce both battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks.
February 11, 2019