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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2021

TuSimple Completes First Driverless Class 8 Run on Open Roads

On Dec. 22, TuSimple completed the first fully autonomous Class 8 truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle and without human intervention.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 24, 2021

Q&A: Torc CEO Talks Autonomous-Truck Development

"This idea that we’re just going to keep adding sensor after sensor to these trucks without eventually reinventing the chassis from the ground up doesn’t make any sense." Find out why in this HDT interview with Torc Robotics CEO Michael Fleming about autonomous-truck development.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2021

Podcast: Is the Real World Ready for Driverless Trucks?

On the HDT Talks Trucking podcast, we talk to one safety expert who believes major challenges must be addressed before driverless trucks will be ready and accepted by the public for widespread use.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 21, 2021

Exclusive: Behind the Scenes at Torc Robotics

Autonomous truck developer Torc Robotics invited HDT for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at its work developing self-driving trucks. Here’s what we learned.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2021

UPS, Waymo Partner on Autonomous Class 8 Truck Trials

Waymo Via has expanded its partnership with UPS to test autonomous freight movement with Class 8 trucks.

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PodcastsNovember 10, 2021

Is the Real World Ready for Driverless Trucks?

Christopher Hart is a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and a licensed commercial pilot. He has been studying automation in transportation for years. On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Hart explains why he’s uneasy about sharing the road with driverless vehicles.

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PodcastsNovember 10, 2021

Inspections and Maintenance for Autonomous Trucks

Ryder will soon be managing maintenance services for several fleets of autonomous vehicles. On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Ryder’s director of new product strategy, Mike Plasencia, explains what it takes to keep driverless trucks running.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2021

Einride Brings Autonomous, Electric Vehicles to U.S.

Big customers, new products as Einride launches its autonomous and electric vehicle technologies in the United States.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2021

Daimler, Torc Continue Autonomous Truck Collab

Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics are in their third year of partnership, and are working toward commercialization of the first scalable, profitable Level 4 autonomous truck.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicSeptember 28, 2021

Q&A: Kodiak's Next-Gen Autonomous Truck

In an interview with HDT, Kodiak Robotics CEO Don Burnette discusses the company’s plans to more than double its fleet with its newly unveiled fourth-generation autonomous truck.

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