Nevoya, a San Francisco-based all-electric trucking company, has secured $9.3 million in seed funding led by Lowercarbon Capital. The investment positions the firm to redefine logistics via AI and automation, proving zero-emissions trucking can outperform diesel operations environmentally and economically.
Daimler Truck AG is pivoting to Europe for zero-emission vehicle growth under its “Stronger 2030” strategy, citing favorable regulations and incentives over U.S. uncertainties. Mercedes-Benz Trucks aims for 25,000 ZEV unit sales by 2030
The Northwest Seaport Alliance recently announced its first-ever incentive program for zero-emission truck and charging deployment in the Puget Sound region. Zeem Solutions was selected as the subrecipient of the program after a competitive bidding process.
Vay and Kodiak Robotics announced a strategic partnership integrating Vay’s remote driving technology into Kodiak’s autonomous technology stack. The collaboration introduces Kodiak’s Assisted Autonomy, enabling human operators to remotely control trucks in complex scenarios.
Kodiak Robotics announced it has selected Roush Industries as its manufacturing partner to scale the upfitting of trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver autonomous system. Starting in the second half of 2025, Roush will begin upfitting these autonomous trucks at its facility in Livonia, Michigan.
Aurora has partnered with On the Road Garage, a transportation workforce development provider to launch an apprenticeship and upskilling initiative to prepare workers for the new demands required by autonomous vehicles.
Testing that is part of the growing partnership between Windrose and Terawatt includes demonstrating Windrose’s dual guan charging capabilities, which deliver over 650 kW using two 350 kW chargers from Delta Electronics.
Roozbeh Charll, Einride’s CFO, will take over as CEO. The leadership shuffle comes as the company considers an IPO in the U.S.
Humans are back in the driverless driver’s seat but only as window dressing, according to a recent update from Aurora Innovation.
The Windrose EV tractor touts a 420-mile range. Phoenix-based JoyRide Logistics will operate the trucks.
OEMs Peterbilt and Kenworth recently announced the release of a broad range of zero-emission vehicles at ACT Expo. Kalmar and Forterra have announced an autonomous terminal tractor.
Truck Tech went on location to dive into one of the largest events focused on advanced technology in the commercial vehicle industry.
Daimler Truck North America is delivering its latest flagship on-highway trucks to the autonomous testing fleet of Torc Robotics, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck. The trucks are based on the recently unveiled fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia.
Tesla Semi deliveries delayed again The long-awaited debut of the Tesla Semi is running late, according to Electrek, which obtained a letter from Ryder to California’s Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). The letter is part of a 28-month contract extension request with MSRC, which awarded Ryder funding to deploy Tesla Semis and […]
Plus, an AI-based autonomous trucking software provider, and Tier IV, the world’s first open-source software for autonomous driving, announced a partnership to develop autonomous driving solutions in Japan.
Bloomberg reports that Ares Acquisition Corp. II is in advanced talks to merge with Kodiak Robotics, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Morgan Stanley has initiated coverage of autonomous trucking company Aurora Innovation as the company prepares to begin commercial driverless operations in April.
WattEV recently announced an agreement with Tesla for the delivery of 40 Semis in 2026, with two of the heavy-duty electric trucks coming this year.
Rivian Automotive is expanding its commercial electric van sales to all U.S. businesses, a shift in the company’s strategy more than a year after Rivian ended its exclusivity deal with Amazon.
After years of hype, autonomous trucking providers have begun to deliver on the promise of driverless operations, with companies touting plans for commercial uses.
Harbinger, a leading medium-duty electric vehicle company, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funds to boost growth.
Kodiak Robotics and Atlas Energy Solutions announced that Atlas completed the delivery of 100 loads of proppant with two RoboTruck equipped with Kodiak Driver, Kodiak’s self-driving system.
Virginia-based Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, is entering 2025 with a revamped growth strategy focused on building out an autonomous hub in Texas while expanding its software footprint in Michigan.
The FMCSA denied Waymo and Aurora’s roadside warning exemption, citing lack of data proving adequate safety of cab-mounted beacons.
Like numerous SPAC-backed transportation startups, Hyzon Motors has run out of money and plans to shut down.
Reverse stock splits offer an immediate – if artificial – benefit to companies struggling with low stock prices. But they rarely work out long term.
Bankruptcy filings carry a stigma but sometimes the outcomes promise new life. Proterra might be one such story.
The Freudenberg Group makes a lot of different products, from candy coatings to heavy-duty electric truck and bus batteries.
Animus between co-founders of TuSimple is playing out in courts across the US with a proposed liquidation the latest salvo.
Smart label technology developed by Chorus and Kuehne+Nagel tracks packages by using Bluetooth connectivity and AirTags.
Is the flux capacitor made famous in “Back to the Future” an answer to more efficient hydrogen storage on Class 8 trucks?
As public confidence in autonomous vehicles continues low, autonomous trucking developers are reeling in safety data from third-party experts.
How much influence could a $250 million purchases of 500 electric trucks have on establishing the value of used trucks?
A new study projecting adoption of hydrogen internal combustion engines over the next decade suggests modest adoption.
Using electric trucks for inbound logistics includes Daimler Truck with a 2026 goal of zero-emissions truck deliveries to its plants.
Nikola lays of 135 workers as it seeks to preserve its financial runway.
Xiaodi Hou was cast as a villain in the decline into irrelevance of autonomous trucking developer TuSimple. He sees it differently.
Autonomous truck developers are trying to figure out what a proposed ban on Chinese components will mean to them.
With his legacy assured, Daimler Truck Chair and CEO Martin Daum will retire as CEO on Sept. 30, making way for Karin Rådström.
The lanes are getting longer for autonomous trucks and the promise of greater profitability is predicted to follow.
ChargePoint cuts 200-plus jobs in second downsizing of 2024 after tough second quarter earnings report,
Driverless truck developers are looking to third-party validators to back their safety claims.
As electrification and infrastructure startups mature, banks get interested in lending money to help the best of them grow.
With fuel cell trucks on the road, Nikola is changing the game, but will it be enough to survive?
A name change to drop the word diesel from its title may have been the politically correct move. But diesel is not going anywhere.
Electrification startup Synop is carving a niche for itself focused on help electric fleets return electricity to the grid and get paid for it.
Kodiak Robotics is delaying commercial on-highway driverless trucks to focus on autonomy in the Permian Basin.
James Taylor will take his second run at leading a commercial electric truck company as the new CEO of Bollinger Motors.
Hyzon is focusing its fuel cell efforts in North America, cutting operations in Europe and Australia as it seeks to survive.
Autonomous trucking pioneer Chris Urmson and relative latecomer Raquel Urtasun do not agree on how to apply AI in autonomous trucking.
Is wireless charging an idea whose time has come for electric trucks? In some use cases, the answer is yes.
Sitetracker helps companies like ChargePoint automate tasks surrounding getting electric charging points up and running faster.
With new investments from Isuzu and trading giant Itochu, Gatik is on the path to mass production of short-haul autonomous trucks in 2027.
Nikola releases stats on hydrogen fueling that show savings over diesel and a growing business for fuel cell trucks.
Perpetually troubled electric van maker Workhorse Group may be in worse shape than it appears. Little cash and slack orders are two factors.
A newsier-than-typical Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured the first appearance by Tesla and a single stage gathering of legacy OEMs.
Regulators pushing to make the electric truck transition go faster are getting pushback from a range of industry stakeholders.
Fleets have practically no idea what electric trucks will be worth when it is time to trade them, one of the reasons for cautious adoption.
A startup named for science fiction author Jules Verne is closing in on cryo-compressed hydrogen fuel for greater energy density.
EV Realty flips the electric truck charging script: It buys future charging sites with power already there.
Autonomous trucking regulation is already a state-by-state issue. In California, it may become a community-by-community matter.
The soap opera that is Nikola Corp. has been renewed for a new season with the company taking aim at convicted founder Trevor Milton.
Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.
Bosch has a cloud-based plan for load matching; Nikola’s high-pressure product and problems;, and Cummins’ creative stock buyback via spinoff
After numerous rides in autonomous trucks monitored by safety drivers in case of a mishap, I found it almost surreal to climb into Aurora Innovation’s Class 8 driverless truck, buckle up, hear the engine rumble to life and the air brakes disengage, and feel the truck move under its own power — with no one […]
A big fine for Lordstown Motors and SuperTruck news carry the week over Work Truck Week and technology and maintenance event.
Natural gas, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles all vie to displace diesel. Which will win? Maybe all of them.
Hyliion is getting a second chance to make a viable business with its Karno technology that could help generate a buyer for the company.
Quiet and zero tailpipe emissions battery-electric trucks are gaining popularity across the industry for parts shipment to assembly plants.
Positive developments in the hydrogen space glossed over some tough underlying issues like sky-high hydrogen prices.
The arcade game Whac-A-Mole describes state-by-state approach to rules of the driverless road while 50-state solution appears far off.
WattEV continues to roll up a lion’s share of federal infrastructure grants as it plots electric charging corridors
Could electric trucks find a new power source in decommissioned power plants. Zeem Solutions plans to find out.
Hydrogen was a big topic through the mobility and transportation space at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Nikola is finally putting its fuel cell electric truck in the hands of retail customers like Bill Hall of Coyote Container.
Cummins’ aggressive scaling of electrolyzers will need other players to meet expected midcentury hydrogen demand.
The financial freezeout of startups by investors may be thawing as FOMU — the fear of messing up — begins to subside.
The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.
Israeli tech startups count on losing some employees to military reserve duty. Many more are called during wartime.
Uber Freight has more than 100 shipper companies lined up to run autonomous freight, but the capacity just doesn’t exist yet.
DSI Assignments, which is overseeing the auction, is seeking a buyer for all of Slync’s platform assets.
Who is leading, following, emerging or out of the game in autonomous trucking? Here’s an assessment of shifts among the players.
A review of the state of SPAC-sponsored and other electrification startup shows a less-than-pretty picture.
Can Hyliion pivot to make stationary generators the base of its business as it decides whether to pursue the Hypertruck ERX?
An electric vehicle charger without data intelligence on when it is available and operating is like a hot dog without a bun.
Can Outrider hold onto its healthy lead in distribution yard autonomy as competition begins to form?
Startup Flipturn really was named for the swimming maneuver. Now it wants to make trucking electrification just as smooth.
Stack AV founder Bryan Selesky is keeping most of the details of his autonomous trucking startup to himself for now.
The timing in promoting its growing patent portfolio could suggest TuSimple is trying to find a buyer for its U.S. business.
Ree Automotive tested its Reecorner by-wire technology for months before getting precertification that moves it closer to production.
Proterra customers are sanguine about the electric bus and battery maker’s bankruptcy reorganization. They expect deliveries to continue.
Moves similar to blackjack tactics describe how cash-poor transportation startups are grasping for new capital.
Investor confidence coincidentally clashes with an executive’s stock sales at autonomous trucking developer.
Seeking clues in TuSimple’s delayed financials; a case for an autonomous trucking slowdown; and Kodiak Robotics’ dual-use approach to autonomy.
Daimler Truck forecasts a sunny outlook for its business, especially in North America and Europe.
Battery chemistry will play a critical role in advancing electric trucking beyond regional and drayage hauling.
Megawatt charging is too much for pretty much every electric truck save for the purpose-built Tesla Semi. But that is slowly changing.
Class 5 electric trucks have a broad customer base and a lot of manufacturers chasing the space where regulation comes soon.
School buses qualify for a lot of incentives to go electric, but are the vouchers and grants enough to make a difference?
Transportation startups that went for easy SPAC money never thought times would turn so ugly – certainly not so fast.
