The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that distribution and logistics employment from 2019 to 2022 is expected to grow almost 30%.
With 14,200 reservations for its autonomous trucking software, Embark Trucks predicts it will surpass the first-year revenue target.
Waymo autonomous truck engineering lead Boris Sofman makes the case that a decade of self-driving car efforts blazed the path to driverless trucks.
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Lidar startups are selling their wares to autonomous vehicles and other businesses, hedging their bets to survive in an overpopulated field.
With an automated system that intuitively manages returns, warehouses that face labor shortages can strategically utilize their employees.
More than 220 of the most innovative freight companies were nominated. Those were narrowed down to the top 100.
The platform, now known as WIN, by Centerboard, provides shippers affordable access to priority transportation management features for efficient outcomes.
The co-founder said many of his current investors called Uber and other marketplaces to discuss their flatbed capabilities but were told that “they did not intend to make that a core focus.”
Samsara’s newest features to its driver app will allow companies to create full-day workflows for fleet drivers.
EKA Solutions Inc, an industry-leading provider of cloud-based integrated freight management ecosystem for carriers, brokers and shippers, announced that it is now offering FreightWaves SONAR freight lane and market trends pricing data. That data is melded with innovative decision support tools to EKA carrier, broker and shipper transportation management system (TMS) subscribers in a transformative […]
The recruiting and retention platform takes on a new investor.
The sole, unidentified backer of the safety tech startup was inspired by a crash involving distracted driving.
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Five of 16 challenges to removing the driver from Embark’s high-autonomy truck remain, but a ride-along shows how much the startup has already mastered.
The Plus supervised autonomy system differs Level 4 testing by competitors, but it puts some automated driving functions within reach of fleets faster.
New-generation autonomous trucks are losing their Frankenstein’s monster image thanks to better-packaged technology designs.
“When we started this journey with Jordan three years ago, we defined proof of concept as becoming the largest payor in brokered freight,” said the CEO of TBK Bank.
The fast pace of logistics today has no patience for paperwork; it’s evident that today and tomorrow are digital.
Middle-mile autonomous vehicle company Gatik will use Goodyear intelligent tire technology on its vehicles to collect and transmit critical tire data in real time.
