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Relay Payments has signed a deal to have its services available through Platform Science.

AI and the return of incumbent companies drove this year’s list.

Leading policy and technology experts will deliver keynotes.

Quarterly earnings at the Transport & Logistics (T&L) segment of Trimble Inc. for the second quarter were the first for a full quarter since it closed the sale of its telematics division in February. But while that complex divestiture was impacting some of its financial numbers, the earnings report also gave Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) an […]

Founding partner Jake Medwell speaks with FreightWaves about 8VC’s new fund.

After years of hype, autonomous trucking providers have begun to deliver on the promise of driverless operations, with companies touting plans for commercial uses.

This legal battle began in May 2020 when Omnitracs accused Platform Science of stealing its intellectual property.

The company last announced its Series C raise in 2022, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 for $115 million, valuing the company at $575 million. Platform Science has raised $309 million since 2017.

Bosch has a cloud-based plan for load matching; Nikola’s high-pressure product and problems;, and Cummins’ creative stock buyback via spinoff

Cummins’ aggressive scaling of electrolyzers will need other players to meet expected midcentury hydrogen demand.

An electric vehicle charger without data intelligence on when it is available and operating is like a hot dog without a bun.

The governor of California appears to favor supporting autonomous trucking technology over labor objections.

Could Kodiak leverage some of the work Navistar has in on a redundant chassis for a Class 8 autonomous truck?

How long will incentives drive the transition to electric trucks and help pay for the infrastructure that powers it? It’s going to be awhile.

A cross-section of Industry experts offer thoughts on how transportation management systems will integrate with autonomous trucks.

As valuations of SPAC-backed startups plummet, one autonomous trucking developer that avoided the FOMO and stayed private is thriving.

Driver-facing cameras are seen as intrusive and an invasion of privacy in the truck-driving community. Yet fleets are rapidly adopting them.

Walmart has announced a partnership with Platform Science to equip the retailer’s private truck fleet of 12,000 drivers with telematics tablet devices.

With Daimler Truck already on board, Platform Science adds Navistar as the second manufacturer to factory install its open-source telematics.

“There is an urgent demand for new and innovative ways to increase visibility and efficiencies in the supply chain and improve driver experience, and this investment from our new and existing partners is going to power us to fill that need,” says Platform Science co-founder and CEO Jack Kennedy.