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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.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, an autonomous trucking startup is in search of funding, robots are taking over warehouses, and trucking still rules the freight world.

Plus.ai, a self-driving trucking company based in the U.S. and China, is in talks to raise $60 million, the Information reported.

The award recognizes autonomous trucking company Plus.ai for its industry partnerships and technology leadership in self-driving trucks.

Dennis Mooney will help the startup commercialize autonomous trucks

Starsky Robotics believed it had a viable path to autonomous trucking, but investors didn’t agree and the startup ran out of money.

The autonomous trucking startup plans to test vehicles in most continental states by the end of 2020.

The self-driving truck startup hauled tubs of Land O’Lakes butter from Tulare, California, to Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

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 […]