
About 45% of women surveyed indicated that they would be interested in an autonomous trucking career.
About 45% of women surveyed indicated that they would be interested in an autonomous trucking career.
Roger Nielsen has seen a lot change in his 35 years with Daimler Trucks North America. The soon-to-retire CEO shares a historic perspective and his thoughts on current and future challenges in a wide-ranging interview.
Gatik is partnering with Via Motors to deploy an autonomous, electrified box truck on a Ford Transit 350 chassis. The initiative comes as the autonomous technology company prepares to remove its safety driver on a Walmart route.
Locomation says its agreement with mega-dealer Rush will help drive adoption of human-guided autonomous truck convoying.
Peterbilt just culminated a five-year development process with the launch of its New Model 379 Class 8 truck – but it’s far from the only thing the company has been working on. We talked to General Manager Jason Skoog about the new truck, electrification, and autonomous technology.
Scania has been granted permission by the Swedish government to test self-driving trucks on the highway in conjunction with TuSimple.
Daimler plans to spin off Daimler Truck as a separate business and establish two independent pure-play companies for truck/bus and autos, “designed to unlock the full potential of its businesses in a zero-emissions, software-driven future.”
The Virginia Port Authority has received a federal grant that will allow it to begin evaluating the potential benefits of autonomous truck use for intermodal port operations.
Lots of new partners and high-dollar investments indicate autonomous truck research and development is entering a new phase.
Although the carrier said there will always be a need for human drivers, the ongoing driver shortage and other market forces have led U.S. Xpress to make investments in autonomous technology provider TuSimple.