Contrary to some published reports, autonomous platooning developer Locomation is not shutting its doors, according to CEO and Co-founder Çetin Meriçli.
The Autonomous Truck Service as a part of the partnership between Stevens Trucking and Locomation is intended to boost capacity, increase market share and reduce emissions.
Locomation's Autonomous Relay Convoy system can dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas footprint, fuel consumption, and operating costs of transporting goods by truck, according to a recent report.
Aon will work with Locomation and insurance carriers to assess the autonomous technology risks and align them with insurance industry best practices.
ZF and Locomation will collaborate to develop and test the Level 4 capable ReAX steering systems in real-world conditions.
During an eight-year partnership with Locomation, PGT Trucking will deploy 1,000 autonomous relay convoy systems to enable one driver to pilot a lead truck while a follower truck operates in tandem through a fully autonomous system.
The new acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made headlines recently with comments about how autonomous truck technology would affect truck-driving jobs. A former DOT official, currently with an autonomous-tech company, says the jobs of current truckers are not likely to be threatened. Learn why.
Locomation says its agreement with mega-dealer Rush will help drive adoption of human-guided autonomous truck convoying.
Locomation recently tested its automated platooning technology in a project with government and turnpike officials to make a delivery run from Pennsylvania to Michigan.
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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