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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2021

Fleet Forward Conference to Feature Autonomous Trucking, Electrification Sessions

The 2021 Fleet Forward Conference will feature sessions on electrification, connectivity and autonomous technology for medium- and heavy-duty trucks during its in-person event in San Jose, California, on Nov. 10-12.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 2, 2021

Freightliner Cascadia Designed for Waymo Driver

The Waymo Via engineering team has received one of the first Freightliner Cascadia trucks developed specifically for its autonomous-tech Waymo Driver.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 18, 2021

Waymo Partners with Ryder on Autonomous-Truck Uptime

Waymo is the latest autonomous-truck developer to partner with Ryder to help scale its operations but likely won't be the last.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2021

J.B. Hunt, Waymo Partner on Autonomous Freight Transport

Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucking unit will haul freight between facilities in Houston and Fort Worth, Texas, for one of J.B. Hunt’s top customers.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 20, 2021

Daimler Trucks Pursues Dual-Track Autonomous Strategy

In the future, you may have your choice of two different versions of a Level-4 autonomous Freightliner Cascadia.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 25, 2021

Inside Waymo's Autonomous Truck [VIDEO]

Waymo offers a virtual ride-along in the cab of one of its autonomous fleet trucks. A 15-minute loop around the south side of Phoenix reveals how the AI recognizes and responds to traffic.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 19, 2021

Building an Autonomous Truck Driver

Autonomous trucks learn and think and adapt to situations just like human drivers, but they do it faster, and they never tire or become distracted. At least that’s the promise. Learn more about the technology behind autonomous trucks.

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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 StaffDecember 2, 2020

Waymo Expands Autonomous Tech R&D

Waymo announced two new research and development facilities to help it advance its Waymo Driver autonomous driving system across multiple vehicle platforms and environments.

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Newsby Jim ParkOctober 27, 2020

Daimler Trucks, Waymo Team up to Tackle Autonomous Trucking

An autonomous-truck partnership between Waymo and Daimler will produce a unique version of the Freightliner Cascadia fitted with integrated redundancy for all safety systems, rather than bolt-on components. It will be driven by Waymo's advanced AI driving system, The Waymo Driver.

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