Level 4 automation
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Autonomous Vehicles
Locomation convoy plan doubles down on autonomous trucking challenge
Startup Locomation sees huge upside for an autonomous trucking convoy, but it has a long road to meeting its goal of 60,000 trucking pairs by…
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Autonomous Vehicles
Truck Talk: Throwing shade edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter providing perspective on advancements in the trucking industry from electrification to autonomy.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Plus completes 20-mile driverless demo on public road in China
Autonomous trucks without human drivers are still years away, but Plus shows what is possible on an open road in China.
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News
Questioning new federal crash data requirements
NHTSA’s new standing order on autonomous truck crash data is too blunt an instrument, according to a group representing the self-driving vehicle sector.
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Trucking Regulation
Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ordered to report autonomous truck crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration orders trucking manufacturers and operators to report crashes linked to autonomous technology.
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FMCSA priorities outlined in Biden’s 2022 budget
President Joe Biden’s 2022 funding request of $676 million for FMCSA safety programs dropped 10% from 2021 levels.
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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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Electric Trucks
Upbeat PACCAR raises truck production estimate
As the trucking industry rebuilds toward meeting replacement demand, PACCAR expects new products will help it continue gaining market share.
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: Autonomous trucks level up
Autonomous trucking software developer Ike announced a partnership to deploy level 4 driverless trucks.
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News
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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