Kodiak has taken big steps along its commercialization journey with new carrier partnerships and advancements in its self-driving trucking technology.
Chargepoint will provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure for Gatik customers in the U.S. and Canada.
Robomart, the company pioneering the store on wheels, is ready to shape the future of retail delivery with its store-hailing model.
Self-driving trucking company Embark plans to begin hauling freight for customers between Houston and San Antonio next year.
Ree Automotive has unveiled a blank-canvas autonomous vehicle design to last-mile delivery operations.
Representatives from both sides of the aisle and company executives convened in a webinar hosted by the Consumer Technology Association.
Self-driving technology company Aurora said it will deploy a Toyota Sienna autonomous vehicle in rideshare service in the next six months.
Walmart will begin offering delivery of groceries and other products via self-driving vehicles through a partnership with Ford and Argo AI.
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Even as customers returned to its dining rooms in the first quarter, Chipotle said its digital sales accelerated more than 130%.
Domino’s is partnering with self-driving vehicle company Nuro to schedule pizza delivery for select customers in Houston with Nuro’s R2 robot vehicle.
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 […]
TuSimple has secured property for a new logistics hub in an innovation zone located near the Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
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 […]
Cavnue, a Sidewalk Infrastructure Labs subsidiary, will build a 40-mile corridor in Detroit featuring dedicated lanes for autonomous vehicles.
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.
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.
Waymo is the exclusive technology partner for implementing self-driving technology across Fiat Chrysler’s full product portfolio.
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.
Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple is joining forces with Navistar International Corp. to develop self-driving semi trucks.
Amazon is looking to buy Zoox, a self-driving startup that seeks to create a fleet of electrified robo-taxis.
OPEC+ meeting over oil output cuts; air cargo volumes declined by 7.8% this year for top air freight players; Volkswagen invests $2.6 billion in self-driving startup Argo AI.
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.
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.
Waymo announced that it will stop driver-monitored self-driving taxi services in Phoenix, Arizona. However, truly autonomous taxis will continue to function.
Despite all the hype and promise of autonomous trucks, the professional driver is not going anywhere.
Anthony Levandowski still faces criminal charges after federal prosecutors allege he stole secrets about Google’s self-driving arm.
Apex.AI is an autonomous driving startup that builds software on the Robot Operating System (ROS), bringing improved safety to vehicles.
Self-driving startup Zoox has raised $200 million in new convertible note funding, according to media reports. The raise is part of a Series C round that is expected to close […]
Self-driving cars from a U.K. startup Oxbotica took to Stratford’s streets earlier this week, successfully wading through traffic and proving itself safe to navigate in an urban setting.
It is the first time a transportation and logistics provider has invested in an autonomous trucking company.
BMW and Daimler are collaborating on a long-term partnership to develop Level 4 self-driving cars that can drive autonomously on motorways and park without human intervention.
The autonomous ship segment is in a nascent stage now, but it can do well by learning from the limitations seen within the self-driving automotive segment today.
Hours before self-driving start-up Drive-ai was scheduled to close its doors and lay off all of its staff, Apple swooped in to buy the company.
The Volvo Group and Nvidia 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 […]
Autonomous vehicles can be commercially deployed only after it convincingly addresses public and government concerns on safety and reliability.
Secretary Chao spoke on the need for addressing legitimate public concerns on safety, security and privacy in futuristic transport technology, without hampering innovation.
Drivent is a self-driving technology company that is creating a suite of solutions that integrate with autonomous vehicles and provide exceptional user experiences.
Elon Musk has stated that Tesla would be launching fully autonomous cars by the end of this year, and that he expects to see one million autonomous Tesla cars on the road by 2020.
Matilda is a smart transport hub that helps the elderly and the disabled people by providing real-time information on the schedules of their public transportation, mainly targeted at autonomous vehicles of the future.
“When there’s no sheriff in town, people get killed,” said Consumer Watchdog, John Simpson. But would the collision have happened even with a person behind the wheel?
Autonomous vehicles may be coming, but it doesn’t appear to be very soon.
