self-driving trucks

Another autonomous trucking startup has weighed in on Andrew Yang's proposals for the trucking industry, seeking to debunk the Democratic presidential candidate's ideas about the negative impacts of self-driving technology on truck driver employment. "The belief that technological advancements of...

Seeking to demonstrate its commitment to safety, self-driving truck company Ike Robotics has released a 90-page safety self-assessment report, providing a detailed description of how the startup programs and operates its autonomous vehicles.  "Today [we are] releasing an unprecedented level of...

The Swedish startup Einride has raised $25 million in a Series A round and will use the funds to grow its driverless and cabless truck business.  In an interview with FreightWaves, co-founder and CEO Robert Falck said the company aims to accelerate number of vehicles in its fleet as well as...

Autonomous trucking outfit Embark Trucks has raised $70 million in a series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from seven other firms, Forbes has reported. The new financing round brings its fundraising total to $117 million. The company will use the funds to add...

United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE: UPS) has purchased a minority stake in the self-driving company TuSimple. The investment coincides with ongoing autonomous road tests the package delivery company is conducting on a busy freight route in Arizona. Some of the money will be used to expand new routes...

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese e-cab hailing giant, announced on August 5 that it has spun off its autonomous driving arm into an independent company, following a month of talks with its investors that includes Japanese venture capital firm SoftBank. Didi's self-driving unit was started in 2016 and has...

Peloton Technology unveiled its vision to develop its new Level 4 automated following technology on July 17 at the Automated Vehicle Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Its new technology would allow the lead truck to steer two commercial vehicles in a platoon, a driving strategy featuring digitally...

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for those with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Shifting paradigms Truck manufacturers are always seeking to influence truck buyers' purchasing decisions and have...

Will driverless trucks be cruising down U.S. highways en masse anytime soon? The short answer is "no." This conclusion comes from The State of the Autonomous Trucking Industry: "Evolution not Revolution" report, which is available to FreightWaves SONAR subscribers on the SONAR platform. The staff...

The Volvo Group and Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) have announced a joint partnership to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for self-driving trucks. Work will begin immediately in Gothenburg, Sweden and Santa Clara, California. The announcement comes a week after Volvo, the world's second-...

Area Developmentmagazine has named trucking startup Nikola Motor one of its Gold & Silver Shovel 2019 projects of the year. The annual awards recognize states for their achievements in attracting investment projects that will create a significant number of new jobs in their communities. Five...

As some autonomous trucking startups seek to eventually eliminate drivers' jobs completely, Starsky Robotics is taking a different approach. The three-year startup, headquartered in San Francisco, is developing autonomous trucks with remote driving capabilities. It launched its new campaign titled...

The nation's top truck safety agencies are seeking comments on how to develop regulations addressing fast-moving vehicle automation technology. Advance notices of proposed rulemaking were issued on May 22 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic...

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple announced today that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has awarded it a contract to perform five round trips, for a two-week pilot, hauling the agency's trailers more than 1,000 miles between the USPS distribution centers in Phoenix, Arizona and Dallas,...

  Daimler Trucks is buying a majority stake in Torc Robotics, another play in the company's efforts to expand its presence in the self-driving commercial vehicle market. Daimler Trucks is the world's largest truck manufacturer. Torc, a leader in self-driving technology, will remain a...