Houston, We Have Liftoff: Bot Auto achieves first humanless commercial run
The Houston company landed a 231-mile empty-cab run from Houston to Hutchins on time with zero humans or remote assistance.
The Houston company landed a 231-mile empty-cab run from Houston to Hutchins on time with zero humans or remote assistance.
International LT trucks powered by PlusAI’s SuperDrive 6.0 are hauling real Ryder freight on the construction-heavy Temple-to-Laredo run. Early results: 100% on-time delivery and 92% autonomous coverage.
Kodiak AI completed its first autonomous trucking tests outside the Sun Belt on Interstate 70, showcasing Level 4 capabilities with Ohio and Indiana officials and DriveOhio.
Self-driving trucks could deliver major savings across the more than $1 trillion U.S. trucking industry, according to a new report commissioned by Aurora Innovation and conducted by the Steer Group. The analysis projects $9 billion in annual consumer savings, account for $70 billion in gross domestic product and nearly 500 lives saved per year by […]
The future of driverless trucking lies through not software but on how to produce them at scale. That’s according to newly released research by Telemetry, a communications and research firm heavily invested in the space. FreightWaves spoke with Sam Abuelsamid, Telemetry’s vice president of market research and David Liu, CEO and co-founder of PlusAI about […]
PlusAI released SuperDrive 6.0, adding night driving and construction-zone handling to autonomous trucking software. Trucks are already hauling loads in Texas, with 24/7 operations now in reach.
Torc Robotics is taking its autonomous trucks where few competitors have ventured: the snow, ice and rain of Michigan’s humid continental climate. The Daimler Truck subsidiary announced it will expand public-road testing to the greater Ann Arbor area using the latest-generation autonomous chassis based on the Freightliner Cascadia. This marks a first and strategic departure […]
Einride raised $113 million in an oversubscribed PIPE that surpassed its $100 million target, bringing total committed investments to $213 million and positioning the Swedish company for a 2026 NYSE debut under the ticker ENRD.
Bot Auto has partnered with Ryan Transportation to launch driverless autonomous freight operations between Houston and Dallas this spring. Overnight runs will overcome driver fatigue and hours-of-service limits with precision autonomous technology.
The Self Drive Act of 2026 empowers the trucking sector by authorizing revenue-generating autonomous freight and relaxing federal crash-reporting requirements.
Oversubscribed round led by Khosla and G2 catapults Toronto startup into robotaxi race with massive Uber deal
Autonomous truck tech company achieves commercial milestone with revenue-generating operations in multiple states
CEO David Liu outlines path to 2026 trading debut, leadership additions
Early rollout driven by customer demand gives McLeod users immediate access to Aurora Driver capacity
As technology outpaces federal regulations, litigation hurdles loom for self driving trucks
Deal with world’s largest automotive supplier aims to integrate specialized hardware for factory and upfit installations
Lior Ron details why point-to-point operations, OEM-blessed hardware and rapid AI advances pave the way to future deployments
30 autonomous trucks to haul proppants nonstop on public roads in deal with Detmar Logistics
Transaction valued at $1.8 billion for Swedish autonomous and electric truck technology company
Milestone establishes new transparency, insurability, and operational accountability standards for driverless truck insurance