Aurora Innovation is trying to prove it has thought through issues surrounding autonomous trucking as it targets late 2023 to launch its Horizon system.
The more ocean shipping is in the news, the more attention it gets from tech founders and investors.
Robotic delivery provider Kiwibot has announced a new funding round and a major contract with food services provider Sodexo.
According to the Austin, Texas-based company, the average purchase order has a 52% chance of changing before it is delivered by the vendor.
“There’s a lot more focus on tracking the product itself” when it comes to consumer packaged goods, said Bart De Muynck, vice president of supply chain research at Gartner.
Amid high rates and tight capacity, fleets must make do with what they have and minimize errors that can lead to significant cargo losses.
Waymo Via and C.H. Robinson are the latest dance partners seeking to choreograph autonomous trucking.
On-demand truck driver platform Haul announced a $10 million funding round as it looks to expand its coverage area for fleets in need of temporary drivers.
With its new TX-18 automated manual transmissions, Paccar looks to make off-highway and severe service easier on the driver.
Automation can help “you get a ton more value out of your existing systems and any new investments you want to make in technology,” said Eric Rempel, chief innovation officer at Redwood Logistics.
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U.S. Xpress, which has deep autonomous trucking ties to TuSimple, adds Aurora as a second partner focused on exploring best driverless routes.
Parade garners impressive support from both Silicon Valley and Freight Alley.
Kendra Tucker joined Truckstop.com as the chief revenue officer in 2020 and became chief operating officer last September.
TuSimple says its autonomous trucking software is “feature complete” and it will expand driverless trucking beyond a pilot program.
With Transplace now in the fold, Uber Freight’s revenue topped $1 billion for the last three months of 2021.
Outrider is adding autonomously precise backing of trailers to the dock to its range of driverless services in distribution yards.
“What Leaf is doing — building a highly connected and forward-looking view of the industry from the ground up — just can’t be done by incumbents operating within the existing constructs of the industry,” says partner at Sozo Ventures.
Trimble expects organic revenue growth in 2022, despite the ongoing impact of constrained supply chains across the global economy.
Near-space vehicle producer Destinus just secured $29 million to build out its autonomous, hydrogen-powered hypersonic cargo plane.
