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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2020

Starsky Robotics Takes its Final Bow

Starsky Robotics founder Stefan Seltz-Axmacher said his autonomous trucks development company is shutting down. "Trucking companies aren’t great technology customers," he said.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2020

UPS Testing Electric/Autonomous Yard Tractors in England

UPS has begun testing the suitability and durability of Gaussin electric vehicles, which also have autonomous driving capability, to move semi-trailers and containers on the grounds of UPS’s advanced-technology freight hub in London.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2020

TuSimple Expands UPS Autonomous Routes

TuSimple has expanded autonomous truck service for current customer UPS to 20 trips per week and has added an additional route between Phoenix, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2020

Autonomous Yard Truck Developer Outrider Debuts

A Golden, Colorado, tech start-up called Outrider has come out of nowhere with $53 million in funding for its Outrider System – a new, autonomous yard operations system for logistics hubs.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2020

Daimler Trucks, Torc Robotics Expand Autonomous Testing

Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are expanding testing of automated truck technology to new public routes in the U.S., with further development and validation efforts to continue in Virginia.

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Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 6, 2020

Scania Hails Positioning Accuracy Breakthrough for Autonomous Vehicles

Scania says new positioning technology leveraging the capabilities of the Galileo global navigation satellite system has achieved accuracy down to centimeter-scale levels for autonomous vehicles, allowing tricky maneuvers like merging.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2020

Royal Truck and Equipment Tests Vocational Autonomous Trucks on Florida Highway

Royal Truck and Equipment develops autonomous platooning technology for vocational and municipal applications such as sweepers, water trucks, line stripers, or maintenance trucks.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

Bendix Buying Steering Maker from Wabco

Bendix is buying commercial steering supplier R.H. Sheppard from Wabco, a move that adds to its position as a maker of integrated steering and braking systems, which are the basis for highly automated driving and advanced driver assistance systems.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 23, 2020

Waymo Begins Autonomous Mapping Runs in New Mexico and Texas

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.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 13, 2020

U.S. Commits to Lead in Autonomous Vehicle R&D

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.

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