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Autonomous Vehicles
Truck Talk: Autonomous insurance edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter providing background, context and perspective to the trucking industry.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Can Kodiak Robotics compete with the big boys of autonomous trucking?
Kodiak Robotics claims the best autonomous trucking software. But the startup trails the sector’s big names in both money and partners.
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Regulatory Agencies
Setback for truck platooning as clock starts on Wi-Fi rule
Truck platooning could see delays and higher costs with rollout of FCC’s 5.9 GHz now confirmed.
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Company earnings
Volvo expects up to a month of chip shortage downtime
Sweden’s Volvo AB reported a record operating margin in Q1 following a warning of up to a month of downtime due to microchip shortages.
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Electric Trucks
Truck-focused Electric Island charging site opens in Portland, Oregon
Daimler Trucks and Portland General Electric opened their Electric Island charging site as part of a border-to-border charging corridor.
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Fuel cells
Hyzon expects to deliver fuel cell trucks in Europe in Q3
Hyzon Motors plans to deliver the first of 15 hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks in the Netherlands in Q3, further establishing Europe leadership.
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Sustainability
Breakthroughs could slash emissions from aluminum and steel production
Metal manufacturing is responsible for nearly 8% of global emissions. En+ Group is producing aluminum with virtually no carbon footprint while SSAB and Volvo collaborate…
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Autonomous Vehicles
High-priced technology pushes trucking rivals into unusual alliances
The costs of keeping up with four engine technologies and the pace of self-driving trucks push rival truck manufacturers into partnerships.
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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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News
TICO partnership: Electric terminal tractors in the pipeline
In the midst of vehicle electrification, Terminal Investment Corp. is enlisting the help of Volvo Penta and Cummins to create its first terminal tractor with…
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