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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 19, 2021

Can We Trust Autonomous Driving Technology?

There is a huge amount of activity in the tech sector surrounding the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles. Are they ready for the road?

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SponsoredMarch 18, 2021

Will Self-driving Trucks Put Truck Drivers Out of Business?

As the name implies, self-driving trucks will not require drivers. Does that mean anyone contemplating a career as a driver is heading down a dead-end road? According to Finch Fulton, vice president of policy and strategy for human-guided autonomous truck company, Locomation, anyone driving a truck today is unlikely to lose their job to a robotic truck.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 11, 2021

FMCSA Chief: Autonomous Trucks Mean 'Real and Broad Impacts on People's Livelihoods'

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration isn’t sure when autonomous commercial trucks are coming, but its researchers are busily preparing for widespread use of the technology – including the potential impact on the workforce, the new acting administrator said.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2021

Scania to Test Autonomous Trucks on Swedish Highways

Scania has been granted permission by the Swedish government to test self-driving trucks on the highway in conjunction with TuSimple.

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Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 1, 2021

Virginia Port to Evaluate Autonomous Trucks

The Virginia Port Authority has received a federal grant that will allow it to begin evaluating the potential benefits of autonomous truck use for intermodal port operations.

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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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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2021

U.S. Xpress Invests in Autonomous Truck Tech

Although the carrier said there will always be a need for human drivers, the ongoing driver shortage and other market forces have led U.S. Xpress to make investments in autonomous technology provider TuSimple.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2021

TuSimple Advisory Board to Offer Fleet, Regulatory Input

Leaders from Schneider, Werner, U.S. Xpress, Canadian National, and VectoIQ, as well as former U.S. congressmen, join the new advisory board of autonomous-truck technology company TuSimple.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2021

Paccar Makes Major Move into Global Autonomous Truck Market

Paccar announced a global alliance with autonomous truck technology start-up Aurora to develop, test and commercialize autonomous Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 12, 2021

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.

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