Without clarifying objectives, a company cannot, with confidence or a unified vision, understand where it’s going.
Motional has unveiled its Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi that is entering testing in the Los Angeles area.
OneRail makes last-mile delivery profitable for shippers.
“Green hydrogen will always be a considerably more expensive fuel than renewable electricity,” the Earthjustice report says.
Middle-mile autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has announced an $85M Series B funding round and the start of operations in Texas.
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The fusion of Aurora Driver with Uber ATG autonomous software brings the technology developer closer to commercialization.
“This is about lowering the barrier of entry for owner-operators. We are trying to push them forward and help them make key decisions that will ultimately lead them to success in scaling their business.”
Logistics technology solutions have never been in greater demand. But companies need to leverage new-age tools and modern-day attitudes to effectively tell their stories, says the founder of Virago Marketing.
FreightWaves was recently honored to receive the Technology Company of the Year at the Chattanooga Technology Excellence Awards, known as TechX. Presented by the Chattanooga Technology Council (ChaTech), the awards “recognize the community’s technology leaders, entrepreneurs, developers and professionals in all specialties with awards in 10 categories.” FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller said, “On […]
“Operating systems should learn from the behaviors of these shippers and LTL carrier partners, record these exceptions and apply learning from them for future automation.”
Does the search for a completely safe driverless truck mean that everything should wait for perfection? David Liu doesn’t think so.
“I think the difference in distinctions between the digital players and the — whatever you call the nondigital players, has become almost nonexistent,” said XPO CEO Brad Jacobs in its earnings call.
“We are very interested in areas where mobility collides with other themes. … Companies becoming more open to innovation will make these collisions much more frequent.”
Daimler Trucks North America’s participation in this round points to an increasing market for Truck-as-a-Service products, tools integrated during the manufacturing process to help fleets manage safety, privacy and intelligent automation tools.
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“We strongly believe that expecting random carriers to digitally engage with you and book your freight without having a relationship is a strategy that has just never proven to be effective.”
Fleet and logistics provider Ryder System Inc. follows TuSimple deal with a partnership with Waymo Via.
TuSimple Holdings trading approached three times its daily average on lockup expiration. Shares posted a small gain after tumbling for six weeks.
“The list of integrations demonstrates a pivot in our strategic goals as a company to work more broadly in our customers’ favor. We can now partner with best in class solutions in various product categories in order to build out more customer value.”
