Class 8 autonomous trucks
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Autonomous Vehicles
J.B. Hunt will test Waymo Via autonomous trucks in Texas
J.B. Hunt Transport Services is the latest fleet to test autonomous trucking software in Texas, hauling loads in human-supervised robot trucks from Waymo Via.
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Truck Talk: Making the case edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter that brings perspective and context to trends and issues in the trucking industry.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous produce: TuSimple delivers watermelons 42% faster in pilot run
TuSimple’s autonomous trucks cut 42% off delivery time for a load of watermelons for Los Angeles-based produce giant Giumarra Cos.
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Wall Street watching as TuSimple focuses on autonomous trucking’s holy grail
Forget the autonomous trucking horse race, Wall Street and competitors are fixated on TuSimple’s “driver-out” pilot in Q4.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Plus scores SPAC deal as Wall Street sizes up TuSimple prospects
Self-driving truck software maker Plus signed its long-rumored SPAC with $500 million cash and $3.3 billion valuation expected in Q3.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Plus will automate Cummins Westport natural gas engine
Autonomous software from Plus applied to the Cummins Westport natural gas engine could pair self-driving with negative net-zero carbon footprint.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Embark Trucks recruits partners to build autonomous driving ecosystem
Startup self-driving truck software-maker Embark Trucks sees itself at the center of an autonomous ecosystem driven by fleet and logistics partners.
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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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Daimler, Waymo joining forces to build autonomous Freightliner Cascadia
Two of the biggest names in trucking and autonomous vehicles to partner on Class 8 truck development and deployment
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Daimler takes deliberate approach to driverless trucks
While startups announce deployment tests of highly autonomous trucks, Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are unapologetic about their deliberative approach..
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