Connectivity, autonomous technology, and electric trucks are a trifecta of solutions to the challenges posed by the fast-changing dynamics of global commerce, Daimler Truck North America chief John O’Leary told TMC attendees.
March 9, 2022
Now that Navistar has “a solid owner that thinks long-term,” its new CEO is excited to bring the strengths of the truck maker together with a technology infusion from parent company Traton to bring about a zero-carbon future by 2040 — and autonomous trucks, too.
February 4, 2022
TuSimple is looking beyond autonomous truck technology and working on how commercial facilities need to be adapted for self-driving trucks.
January 25, 2022
TuSimple plans to start running “driver-out” autonomous-truck pilots by the end of the year. That’s just part of what we learned in a recent interview with TuSimple officials and from its third-quarter earnings call.
November 12, 2021
While the chip shortage and other constraints have affected Daimler Trucks North America as they have other vehicle manufacturers, the company’s still number one in Class 6-8 market share and plans to stay there as it pushes forward with zero-emissions, autonomous, and connected-vehicle technologies.
November 11, 2021
Volvo says it’s a step closer to production of autonomous trucks in North America with the unveiling of a prototype Volvo VNL long-haul model integrated with Aurora Driver technology.
September 28, 2021
The Waymo Via engineering team has received one of the first Freightliner Cascadia trucks developed specifically for its autonomous-tech Waymo Driver.
September 2, 2021
Waymo is the latest autonomous-truck developer to partner with Ryder to help scale its operations but likely won't be the last.
August 18, 2021
Bridgestone is teaming up with Einride, a Sweden-based company developing electric and autonomous vehicles, to use its smart-sensing tires on Einride vehicles and bring them to the U.S.
August 12, 2021
What happens if an autonomous truck gets a flat tire? Kodiak and Bridgestone are working together to use technology to help keep that from being a problem.
June 16, 2021
In the future, you may have your choice of two different versions of a Level-4 autonomous Freightliner Cascadia.
May 20, 2021
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.
May 18, 2021
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.
March 11, 2021
Daimler announced a strategic partnership with Luminar Technologies, a provider of automotive lidar hardware and software technology, to address a key enabling technology for autonomous truck operation, or what Daimler calls "highly automated" trucks.
October 30, 2020
COVID-19 does not seem to have slowed down the staff at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is juggling multiple rulemakings and research projects as it approaches the last months of the current administration’s term, from younger drivers to additional hours-of-service flexibility.
October 23, 2020
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