John Krafcik, who led Waymo, the former Google self-driving car project, to recognized leadership in autonomous vehicles, is stepping down as CEO.
The costs of keeping up with four engine technologies and the pace of self-driving trucks push rival truck manufacturers into partnerships.
Self-driving technology startup Embark Trucks develops a universal autonomous driving system that will work in semis from the four largest manufacturers.
Investors plow more money into Plus, which expects to commercialize Level 4 self-driving technology in China this summer.
Last of major trucking companies to pick an autonomous technology partner, Volvo Group chooses Aurora after three years of quiet collaboration.
Chipotle reveals it has invested in self-driving vehicle startup Nuro as it looks at new ways consumers will engage with the brand.
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Autonomous trucking startup Plus is beginning production of Level 4 software this year as it works toward 10 billion miles of on-road testing.
Waymo is leveraging software lessons from its autonomous ride-hailing pilots to Class 8 trucks, applying fifth-generation software that debuted on a Jaguar.
Labor groups tell DOT that automated vehicle policy should not be based on industry self-regulation.
TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup backed by fleets, suppliers and manufacturers, filed on Tuesday to become a public company.
Refraction AI discovered many last-mile AVs used a sensor system known as LiDAR, which was causing bottlenecks in deploying these vehicles into the real world.
As a love affair with electric vehicle companies fades, self-driving truck startups appear to be the new courtship objects of blank check companies.
Stockholm-based electric trucking company Einride conducted a survey to gain insights into women’s views on a career in the trucking industry and how technology and autonomy impact interest.
FreightWaves is bringing back its in-person events this year with the F3: Future of Freight Festival in November, celebrating all things freight in a communitywide celebration throughout the city of Chattanooga.
With recent financing from major fleets, TuSimple eschewed the blank check company frenzy to chart its own course to public trading.
The founder of autonomous driving company Locomation talks about the future of that technology and the challenges it needs to overcome to make significant progress in reaching its promise.
Several significant steps on the road to electric vehicles have occured just in the past few months.
Lower battery prices and extraordinary technological innovation will change the driving relationship forever, Ken Washington says during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
Despite a last-minute pardon by former President Donald Trump in his criminal case, tech pioneer Anthony Levandowski’s legal woes continue after he was forced to file for bankruptcy protection on […]
Also on the podcast this week: The soaring price of diesel and the impact from the Texas cold snap
Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has announced it will deploy electric trucks as part of its autonomous testing in New Orleans with partner Walmart.
Torc Robotics gets millions of gigabytes of data in testing self-driving trucks for Daimler AG. Now it wants Amazon Web Services to make faster sense of it.
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple establishes a high-powered executive advisory board; takes equity investments from Werner Enterprises and Schneider.
Former Google exec was not currently in prison but faced 18-month sentence eventually
Fresh from its takeover of Uber ATG in December, autonomous vehicle company Aurora has signed an agreement with heavy-duty truck manufacturer PACCAR (NASDAQ: PCAR) to commercialize autonomous Peterbilt and Kenworth […]
A roundup of the latest trade news in the world of freight tech and autonomous trucking. Embark, Kodiak and TuSimple join Self-Driving Coalition Embark, Kodiak and TuSimple became the first […]
Kodiak Robotics, one of a handful of startups aiming to automate commercial trucking, has successfully completed “disengage-free” deliveries on a 205-mile stretch of Texas highway.
Mainstream commercial use of small unmanned aircraft for a variety of applications, including package delivery, is around the corner. New FAA regulations create a pathway for drones to operate safely with fewer limitations.
Autonomous trucking startup Ike takes No. 17 spot on FreightTech 25 after a year that saw new partnerships with fleets and acquisition by partner Nuro.
Autonomous delivery company Nuro has acquired Ike, a trucking technology startup founded by veterans of Apple, Google and Uber ATG.
Walmart pilot to remove safety drivers from behind the wheel of trucks manufactured by Gatik, the autonomous box truck company.
Plus will sell trucks powered by its automated driving system on Full Truck Alliance, the Google-backed Chinese digital freight-matching platform.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) is handing over its troubled self-driving vehicle unit to Amazon-backed Aurora as the tech giant continues to unload unprofitable business divisions and the industry moves away from […]
The Alphabet-backed startup is opening a R&D facility for trucking in Menlo Park, California
Hapag-Lloyd and ONE chief executives will lead the “unified voice of liner shipping.”
VectoIQ, the company that led the reverse merger with Nikola, led the raise, according to Forbes.
Autonomous delivery company Gatik partners with Canada’s largest supermarket to deliver goods from distribution centers to retail stores.
The collaboration will provide tires and tire management to TuSimple’s budding autonomous freight network.
Industry panel: Autonomous trucks will be phased in gradually, eventually transforming a huge swath of economic activity.
The pandemic has accelerated deployment of delivery robots, but questions about performance and business case remain.
Self-driving vehicle company Nuro has raised a $500 million Series C round of funding, as autonomous delivery continues to pick up new markets. The raise, announced on Monday, was led […]
Garner Transportation Group president and CEO is the second woman to chair the American Trucking Associations.
The incoming Biden administration is expected to increase regulatory oversight of electric and self-driving vehicles.
Plus COO Shawn Kerrigan joined FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on a special episode of Fuller Speed Ahead Thursday as part of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
Ike founder Alden Woodrow talks about the company’s unconventional approach to securing funding and bringing its product to market.
Project will inform regulators on ADS safety rules.
Autonomous trucking company Plus has filed its safety self-assessment report as concerns persist about the usefulness of the voluntary reports in determining the safety of a given self-driving system.
TuSimple has secured property for a new logistics hub in an innovation zone located near the Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
The freight industry is inching closer to electrification and autonomy, and much of the action is taking place in the distribution yard. Among the beneficiaries is Outrider, a startup that […]
Two of the biggest names in trucking and autonomous vehicles to partner on Class 8 truck development and deployment
The autonomous trucking company is moving toward commercialization of Level 3 trucks, with mass production to start next year.
The self-driving vehicle company announces new leadership hires; claims 600 employees.
Autonomous vehicle company Waymo provided a glimpse of its autonomous truck technology in a blog post this week, as the Alphabet-backed startup best known for self-driving passenger vehicles steps up […]
Self-driving trucks will drastically cut down on the need for truck drivers, while also disrupting allied segments like insurance, fuel stations and truck stops.
Swedish trucking startup Einride makes its autonomous electric “Pods” available for pre-order. Expert: Sweden’s collaborative, vehicle-centric economy drives autonomous trucking leadership. Fresh off a $10 million raise, Swedish trucking technology […]
The Swedish autonomous technology company is known for its electric “T-Pod” truck that doesn’t have a cab or driver.
Jim Mullen previously served as the acting administrator and chief counsel for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Truck platoon technology company Locomation has announced a rare deal for the sector: a hefty purchase order from Wilson Logistics, a transportation logistics company based in Springfield, Missouri. Under the […]
JAL supports testing drone systems to safely and efficiently deliver essential goods to the country’s health care network.
The autonomous trucking company partners with Volkswagen’s TRATON Group on a Swedish autonomous truck program.
Ryder System’s chief technology officer tells American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech Summit that the time is right to explore future supply chain technologies.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched an online portal allowing the public to track on-road testing of autonomous vehicles.
FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill interviews co-founders of Baton about their technology plans to eliminate long-haul truck driver dwell times.
Pittsburgh-based Locomation completes first commercial demonstration of its synced-up convoys
Cavnue, a Sidewalk Infrastructure Labs subsidiary, will build a 40-mile corridor in Detroit featuring dedicated lanes for autonomous vehicles.
Former Uber executive Anthony Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty in March to one count of stealing Google trade secrets.
Federal prosecutors have recommended a 27-month prison sentence for Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Uber’s self-driving division, as well as three years of supervised release.
A critique of state and federal AV safety standards and an Uber mea culpa shaped a panel discussion on lessons learned from the high-profile Uber crash that took place in 2018 in Tempe, Arizona.
Autonomous vehicle (AV) companies are emerging from a tumultuous period defined by layoffs, delayed timelines and consolidations, but the industry remains hamstrung by lack of physical and digital infrastructure, a […]
Waymo’s safety team highlights the importance of human factor in building and deploying self-driving vehicles on public roads.
Amazon Scout, the e-giant’s electric autonomous delivery robots, will now be delivering packages to neighborhoods in Atlanta as well as Franklin, Tennessee.
Fully driverless vehicles will take at least a decade to deploy over large areas, and adoption will occur at different rates across the country, according to an MIT brief.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, autonomous-truck startup TuSimple may not be meeting revenue projections, Knight-Swift reports strong Q2 earnings, and a driver misclassification suit against New Prime reaches a $28 million conclusion.
TuSimple may be the country’s largest self-driving truck company, but according to a Wednesday report in the Information, the company is struggling financially.
Plus.ai, the Silicon Valley-based self-driving truck technology startup, announced an agreement with the Transportation Research Center (TRC) to test Plus.ai’s self-driving system using real-world scenarios with multiple vehicles.
Plus.ai, a self-driving trucking company based in the U.S. and China, is in talks to raise $60 million, the Information reported.
Navistar’s driverless truck coming in 2024 will stick to the highway on long, stop-free runs as fleet customers learn to launch and receive the robotic semis.
Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple is joining forces with Navistar International Corp. to develop self-driving semi trucks.
Partnering with TuSimple, Navistar shaves up to five years off industry timeline for driverless trucks, targeting 2024 to sell autonomous semis.
Navistar is partnering with self-driving technology startup TuSimple to shave up to five years off the timeline for autonomous semis. It is targeting 2024 to sell International-branded driverless trucks. Navistar […]
TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics among the recipients of PPP loans. (Photo credit: Kodiak Robotics)
Outrider focuses on autonomous zero-emissions yard operations for logistics hubs.
TuSimple has launched an Autonomous Freight Network with UPS, Penske, U.S. Xpress and McLane Co.
Amazon is looking to buy Zoox, a self-driving startup that seeks to create a fleet of electrified robo-taxis.
Fetch Robotics partnership debuts autonomous cleaning solution for warehouses and other large facilities
Goal is to get freight companies and truck automation vendors to deploy AV technology in daily revenue service.
Nine companies and eight states have signed on as the first participants in a new U.S. DOT program designed to improve the safety, testing and transparency of autonomous vehicles
The company is one of three autonomous trucking startups to voluntarily describe how it is developing and applying AV technology
Dennis Mooney will help the startup commercialize autonomous trucks
Until now, autonomous vehicle company Nuro had focused on food delivery
Amazon is looking to acquire self-driving technology startup Zoox, with talks being underway between the two companies.
A $750 million external investment this week comes as an extension to Waymo’s $2.25 billion financing earlier in March.
Self-driving fleet transports products for “middle-mile” delivery
The autonomous trucking outfit has so far avoided the economic carnage that has hit other startups in the self-driving industry
Maker of AI-powered suitcase ramps up intelligent robotics warehousing solutions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for social distancing, even while working. For the freight industry, the adoption of autonomous vehicles might be a good start.
Ike has laid off 14% of its staff
Startup wants its customers to be allowed an additional two hours in workday.
Kodiak Robotics, the Mountain View, California-based autonomous trucking company, has laid off about 20% of its staff, The Information reported Thursday, raising new questions about the ability of autonomous trucking […]
