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.
Truckload capacity management platform Parade plans to grow its team, expand its capabilities and add third-party partners to increase its value to customers.
Parsyl closes on $25 million series B while currently monitoring vaccine shipments for 200 million people across 80 countries.
The current roster of FreightTech unicorns is made up of established companies run by veterans and backed by smart money.
Self-driving technology startup Waabi has introduced its Waabi World simulator, a technology that company founder Raquel Urtasun said is able to “teach” autonomous vehicles how to drive in a safer manner.
With experience from J.B. Hunt, Penske Logistics and Transplace, Mark McEntire looks forward to his new role at procurement and logistics platform Emerge.
Embark Trucks’ connection with Knight-Swift will lead to the installation of high-autonomy software by the end of 2022.
Leverage is an AI-powered cloud platform giving logistics providers real-time purchase order visibility.
Via.Delivery has found that 18% of U.S. consumers use buy-online, pick-up-anywhere services when offered at checkout.
