A conversation about the future of autonomous trucking with pro-labor author and sociologist Steve Viscelli.
Closing in on China’s massive trucking market, autonomous trucking outfit Plus.ai on Sept. 6 announced a joint venture with FAW Jiefang, China’s largest truck manufacturer, to develop self-driving big rigs […]
FreightWaves chief analytics officer Dean Croke – who has also driven more than 2 million miles behind the wheel of heavy-duty trucks – previews Copilot by Pronto.
Conservative Andreas Jung floats increased fees for trucks and investing the proceeds in railroads to fight climate change.
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group has released another study – this one on autonomous trucking. Read what they foresee for the trucking industry and drivers in the years ahead.
As some autonomous trucking startups seek to eventually eliminate drivers’ jobs completely, Starsky Robotics is taking a different approach.
The autonomous truck company announced a new vision system that will allow vehicles to operate at night and in low light environments.
The audience brought up ‘the trolley problem’ and the productivity gains of Level 4 autonomous trucks.
The China Post and Deppon Express will begin autonomous package delivery in April using technology developed by FABU, a self-driving startup based in China and the U.S.
Message from NATSO: Technology trends will force truck stop owners to reevaluate how they serve their customers.
Autonomous truck technology has the potential to change the cost structure of the carrier industry. A McKinsey & Company report said that a fully autonomous trucking market would cut operating costs by 45 percent, saving carrier companies between $85 billion and $125 billion annually.
Though semi autonomous trucks would be a reality in a decade, IRU believes that it would not displace drivers from the trucking ecosystem but would only make their jobs more sophisticated.
DOT chief Elaine Chao today called on manufacturers and Silicon Valley to help instill public confidence in the safety of autonomous vehicle technology.
“We’re doing this with real commercial shippers and real cargo,”
Daimler will put a level four truck on the road in the U.S. this year, Daimler Trucks CEO Martin Daum said during a speech this morning at the Keep Memory Alive Center.
If driver wages are eliminated, total cost of ownership will fall. But capacity will saturate the market and rates will crash. In the end, trucking will still be a capital-intensive and low-margin industry.
