Gatik runs dozens of driverless trucks today and wants thousands. A $200 million Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies funds the jump.
The recent DOT/FMCSA Unified Agenda sets out priorities for the agency in the coming months and year.
The BUILD America 250 Act creates the first federal framework for autonomous commercial trucks. It is not a green light. DOT has 2 years to write the safety standard; the liability question stays in front of a jury; and the bill funds retraining for drivers in the cab today.
In December 2025, Waymo recalled 3,067 robotaxis after its vehicles ran red lights and blew through school bus stop signs at least 20 times in Austin alone, including one incident that occurred moments after a child crossed in front of a vehicle. Meanwhile, Aurora’s autonomous trucks have completed over 100,000 driverless miles in Texas without a single school bus incident. The difference is methodology, and understanding that difference might just save your life.
Samsara’s discussion panel on autonomous trucking and the future of physical operations covers topics such as augmenting vs. replacing labor, autonomous vehicle safety testing, automated warehousing, and the accelerated adopting of autonomous technologies in a variety of industries.
The company’s autonomous freight service, operating without a human driver onboard, is now making regular deliveries between Dallas and Houston.
Plus, an AI-based autonomous trucking software provider, and Tier IV, the world’s first open-source software for autonomous driving, announced a partnership to develop autonomous driving solutions in Japan.
Anthony Levandowski’s startup Pronto has announced an agreement with Heidelberg Materials to deploy its Autonomous Haulage System on over 100 trucks worldwide over the next three years.
While the company continues to deny any wrongdoing, TuSimple has filed to settle its federal fraud case.
Navistar has announced it will partner with Plus to integrate its autonomous driving technology into Navistar’s vehicles.
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Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple will be on the hook for $15 million in cash severance if it ousts CEO Cheng Lu a second time.
Uber Freight executive Olivia Hu joins chat about the advancement of the autonomous trucking industry during FreightWaves’ Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit.
Chargepoint will provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure for Gatik customers in the U.S. and Canada.
“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.
Leading Phantom Auto’s series B funding round nets seat on board
“We founded Parallel to allow railroads to open new markets, increase infrastructure utilization and improve service to accelerate freight decarbonization,” said Matt Soule, co-founder and CEO at Parallel Systems.
Autonomous software provider will evaluate miniature machine for Navistar truck
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