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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 17, 2020

Waymo: Lessons from Light-Duty Shaping Class 8 Autonomous Project

Before the industry began eyeing the possibility of driverless semis, there was a little car secretly driving around the country with no one at the wheel. This has now evolved into a new project, Waymo Via, which is looking to make autonomous trucking and local delivery a reality.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2020

Daimler, Torc Expanding Autonomous Testing With Next-Gen Test Trucks

Torc Robotics and Daimler Trucks North America’s co-development of autonomous truck technology takes the next step, as the second iteration of test trucks designed to work with Torc’s SAE Level 4 autonomous self-driving technology hit the road for testing.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2020

Einride Says First Self-Driving 'Pods' Available for Pre-Order

Einride is launching the next generation of its electric and self-driving ‘Pod’ cargo vehicle. Available on the global market for the first time, this series of Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) vehicles, ranging from AET 1 to AET 4, has been designed and developed for SAE Level 4 self-driving.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2020

Locomation Working with Nvidia on Human-Guided Autonomous Truck Convoys

Locomation announced it will leverage an autonomous vehicle computing platform from Nvidia for the commercialization of self-driving trucks starting in 2022.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2020

Former FMCSA Acting Administrator Joins TuSimple

Autonomous tech company TuSimple recently announced that Jim Mullen, the former Acting Administrator of the FMCSA, will serve as the organization’s chief legal and risk officer.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 28, 2020

FMCSA Denies Request for Longer Workdays for Autonomous-Truck Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied an application from Pronto.ai requesting that drivers of its autonomous-tech trucks be allowed to operate longer hours than current hours-of-service regulations allow.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2020

Wilson Logistics Commits to Large Automated Convoy Technology Order

After a successful pilot program of an automated truck convoy technology, Wilson Logistics has struck a deal with Locomation to equip more than 1,100 tractors with the technology starting in 2022.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2020

Traton Group, TuSimple Partner on Autonomous Truck Technology

The Traton Group and TuSimple recently announced a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2020

CVSA Releases New Video on the Future of Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently released a stop-motion video on the future of commercial motor vehicle safety technology, inspections and enforcement.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2020

Digging into Autonomous Truck Tech on HDT Talks Trucking Podcast

Two new special-report HDT Talks Trucking podcast episodes dig into the technology behind autonomous trucks.

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