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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 18, 2021

Phillips Connect: Autonomous Trucks Need Smart Trailers

How will an autonomous truck know what's happening in the trailer behind it? “Autonomous trucks don’t work without a smart trailer," says Phillips Connect Technologies.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2021

Plus to Start Mass Production of Autonomous Systems

Plus announced it plans to begin mass production of an autonomous driving system, in partnership with heavy truck manufacturer FAW, later this year.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2021

Plus, Iveco Partner to Develop Autonomous Trucks

Iveco and Plus will integrate Iveco’s latest-generation S-Way heavy-duty truck with the PlusDrive full-stack autonomous driving system.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2021

Embark Pursues OEM Integration of Autonomous Tech, Rolls out Carrier Program

Embark is taking steps to commercialize its autonomous truck technology, making it easier for truck makers to integrate the system and setting up a development program with major trucking fleets.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2021

Volvo, Aurora to Develop On-Highway Autonomous Trucks

Volvo and Aurora signed a deal to work together on developing on-highway autonomous trucks.

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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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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2021

Embark Tackles Autonomous-Truck Work Zone Safety

Embark said it is the first automated truck technology company to introduce a work-zone navigation system, and it's working with Arizona to improve work-zone safety.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2021

Podcast: Are Autonomous Trucks a Threat to Driver Jobs?

The new acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made headlines recently with comments about how autonomous truck technology would affect truck-driving jobs. A former DOT official, currently with an autonomous-tech company, says the jobs of current truckers are not likely to be threatened. Learn why.

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ArticlesCover Storyby 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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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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