Founders of the self-driving truck outfit discuss efforts to build a logistics company for autonomous vehicles.
A video of President Trump telling associates to “get rid of” Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch includes unrelated chat about self-driving vehicles.
The autonomous trucking startup plans to test vehicles in most continental states by the end of 2020.
The self-driving truck startup hauled tubs of Land O’Lakes butter from Tulare, California, to Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
“The belief that technological advancements of labor-saving equipment will lead to long-term unemployment is a fallacy that can lead to great harm,” Pronto CEO says.
Democratic candidate Andrew Yang also proposes a $1,000-a-month “universal basic income” for workers displaced by automation.
The tech uproar created a prime environment for startups to enter the space, providing innovative products and disrupting the status quo.
A study released by autonomous truck startup Ike suggests that instead of eliminating jobs, some approaches to automation shift the task from long-haul to short-haul jobs for drivers.
MIT-incubated start-up looks for learning models; just what food truck do you like?
The Swedish autonomous electric truck startup Einride closes a $25 million Series A round.
FreightWaves’ Chief Analytics Officer Dean Croke (who also has been a professional truck driver), reviews the newest Freightliner Cascadia.
Autonomous trucking outfit Embark Trucks has raised $70 million in a series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from seven other firms, Forbes has reported. The new financing round brings its fundraising total to $117 million. The company will use the funds to add staff and trucks to its fleet, which […]
As the gaps between tractors and trailers shrink through aerodynamic design, making connections safer is only one concern for standards-writing engineers who must account for autonomous trucking in the near future.
A conversation about the future of autonomous trucking with pro-labor author and sociologist Steve Viscelli.
Closing in on China’s massive trucking market, autonomous trucking outfit Plus.ai on Sept. 6 announced a joint venture with FAW Jiefang, China’s largest truck manufacturer, to develop self-driving big rigs for the world’s most populous country. The new venture, which builds on a two-year relationship between the two companies, also is launching its first product, […]
FreightWaves chief analytics officer Dean Croke – who has also driven more than 2 million miles behind the wheel of heavy-duty trucks – previews Copilot by Pronto.
Conservative Andreas Jung floats increased fees for trucks and investing the proceeds in railroads to fight climate change.
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group has released another study – this one on autonomous trucking. Read what they foresee for the trucking industry and drivers in the years ahead.
As some autonomous trucking startups seek to eventually eliminate drivers’ jobs completely, Starsky Robotics is taking a different approach.
The autonomous truck company announced a new vision system that will allow vehicles to operate at night and in low light environments.
