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.
Self-driving truck software maker Plus signed its long-rumored SPAC with $500 million cash and $3.3 billion valuation expected in Q3.
Kodiak Robotics claims the best autonomous trucking software. But the startup trails the sector’s big names in both money and partners.
With TuSimple going public by IPO, a new report says rival autonomous trucking software developer Plus will soon follow via SPAC.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, could an influx of capacity drive down spot rates? Plus, ArcBest President Tim Thorne is retiring, and federal regulators consider nixing a vision exemption for CDL holders.
DOT Chief Elaine Chao announced a plan for autonomous vehicles on her last day at the department.
Kodiak Robotics, one of a handful of startups aiming to automate commercial trucking, has successfully completed “disengage-free” deliveries on a 205-mile stretch of Texas highway.
Waymo joins a growing number of driverless tech firms locating facilities or freight operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including Aurora, Nuro, Kodiak Robotics and TuSimple.
TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics among the recipients of PPP loans. (Photo credit: Kodiak Robotics)
The company is one of three autonomous trucking startups to voluntarily describe how it is developing and applying AV technology
Dennis Mooney will help the startup commercialize autonomous trucks
Ike has laid off 14% of its staff
Sources say TQL postponed the start date of nearly 200 of its 400 new hires, citing the economic downturn and COVID-19.
Kodiak Robotics, the Mountain View, California-based autonomous trucking company, has laid off about 20% of its staff, The Information reported Thursday, raising new questions about the ability of autonomous trucking startups to follow through on the promise of getting self-driving big rigs on the road. “Like many both in our industry and beyond it, we […]
DHL has decided to close its StreetScooter electric vehicle business, plus household income rises, aluminum plant likely to close, and why Americans will love self-driving trucks.
Founders of the self-driving truck outfit discuss efforts to build a logistics company for autonomous vehicles.
The ride-sharing giant joins a stream of transportation companies that have migrated to the Dallas metro areas in recent years.
If you see a truck driver in Texas without his hands on the wheel, the chances are good you’re seeing an autonomous truck from Kodiak Robotics.