Autonomous technology
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Technology
Understanding tactile data: the fulcrum of self-driving technology
Autonomous vehicles would need to process both visual and non-visual data derived from their driving environment to be in control. Understanding data streams that flow…
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Air Cargo
Elroy Air’s first full-scale autonomous cargo test flight a success
Elroy Air, an aerial autonomy and logistics company, announced the completion of its first full-scale system flight test at an airfield in California.
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News
Bernie Sanders’ green deal – $216 billion for electric trucks
Fund would be used to transition from diesel by 2030.
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Autonomous Trucking
Porsche invests in startup that develops low-visibility sensors for vehicle automation
Israeli startup TriEye has received investment from German carmaker Porsche as part of its $19 million Series A round of financing.
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Truck Reviews
Copilot by Pronto: driver-assist technology does just that! (with video)
FreightWaves chief analytics officer Dean Croke - who has also driven more than 2 million miles behind the wheel of heavy-duty trucks - previews Copilot…
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American Shipper
LiDAR company Velodyne sues Chinese firms for patent infringement
Velodyne has filed patent infringement claims that its rotating 3D LiDAR technology was copied by Chinese companies Hesai and RoboSense.
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Blockchain
Commerzbank tests blockchain-based payments for machine-to-machine transactions
The blockchain project is in collaboration with Daimler Trucks and seeks to secure and automate machine-to-machine payment processes.
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Innovation
The problems of self-driving cars mirror the concerns of autonomous container ships
The autonomous ship segment is in a nascent stage now, but it can do well by learning from the limitations seen within the self-driving automotive…
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Autonomous Trucking
Freightwaves Freight Intel: Autonomous trucking will be an evolution not a revolution
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group has released another study - this one on autonomous trucking. Read what they foresee for the trucking industry and drivers…
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Three themes driving a new era of competition in supply chain
FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for contributors with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Last week…
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