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Autonomous Vehicles
Waabi founder: AI-based self-driving technology ‘will change the world as we know it’
Waabi has emerged from stealth with $83.5 million in funding and a plan to build AI-first self-driving technology.
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Trucking Regulation
Lawmakers raise driver privacy concerns on Capitol Hill
Driver surveillance surfaces as a potential downside at a vehicle automation hearing.
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Top Stories
TuSimple raises $1.1B in IPO sales ahead of bell-ringing public debut
TuSimple, the first autonomous vehicle software developer to go public, raised $1.1B at $40 per share, above the high-end of its estimated price..
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Autonomous Vehicles
High-priced technology pushes trucking rivals into unusual alliances
The costs of keeping up with four engine technologies and the pace of self-driving trucks push rival truck manufacturers into partnerships.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Embark develops plug-and-play autonomous trucking system
Self-driving technology startup Embark Trucks develops a universal autonomous driving system that will work in semis from the four largest manufacturers.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Volvo partners with Aurora for hub-to-hub autonomous trucking
Last of major trucking companies to pick an autonomous technology partner, Volvo Group chooses Aurora after three years of quiet collaboration.
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Autonomous Vehicles
A virtual ride-along in Waymo Via’s latest Class 8 autonomous truck
Waymo is leveraging software lessons from its autonomous ride-hailing pilots to Class 8 trucks, applying fifth-generation software that debuted on a Jaguar.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Are SPACs redirecting blank check love to self-driving truck startups?
As a love affair with electric vehicle companies fades, self-driving truck startups appear to be the new courtship objects of blank check companies.
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Truck Talk
Truck Talk: Technology ramblings edition
FreightWaves Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter adding perspective, context and commentary to industry news and trends.
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Trucking
The Daily Dash: Lost opportunity for J.B. Hunt
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, congestion and gate restrictions from rail partners hampered J.B. Hunt’s intermodal growth in Q4. Plus, stopping a ransomware…
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