Equipment Partnerships play key role in journey to autonomous trucks February 8, 2023 The journey toward highly autonomous trucks continues, and there seems to be no shortage of paths to get there. Most of today’s test fleets focus on jurisdictions like New Mexico,…
Equipment Torc Robotics tackling more complex driving scenarios in autonomous testing April 12, 2022 Daimler Truck says its independent subsidiary, Torc Robotics, is making significant progress towards automating trucking in the U.S. It has expanded testing in the U.S. to include surface streets, ramps,…
Equipment Torc Robotics sets up advisory council to help it commercialize autonomous trucking March 30, 2022 Autonomous trucking developer Torc Robotics has set up an advisory council it says will help guide it to commercialize a scalable, profitable, Level 4 autonomous trucking product. The council is…
Technology Daimler takes stake in Luminar in push for autonomous trucks October 30, 2020 PALO ALTO, Calif. – Daimler Trucks has acquired a minority stake in the U.S. software firm Luminar Technologies as part of a strategic partnership to bring Level 4 autonomous trucks…
Equipment Daimler and Waymo to partner on autonomous trucks October 27, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks will partner with Waymo, formerly known as the Google self-driving car project, as it looks to bring highly autonomous trucks to market. The initial…
Equipment Torc Robotics, DTNA develop Gen 2 Level 4 autonomous Cascadia October 12, 2020 BLACKSBURG, Va. – Torc Robotics announced it will scale up its self-driving truck testing in the southwestern U.S. early next year, using a new prototype developed with partner Daimler Trucks…
Technology Former NASA safety executive joins Torc September 8, 2020 BLACKSBURG, Va. – Self-driving truck company Torc Robotics has hired former NASA safety engineering executive John Marinaro as director of operational safety and testing. As a member of the executive…
Equipment Daimler, Torc drive toward goal of autonomous trucks September 3, 2020 It’s been a year since Daimler Trucks acquired a majority stake in Torc Robotics, complete with the promise to produce highly automated vehicles within a decade. And they’ve covered plenty…
Technology UPDATED: Daimler takes stake in automated vehicle company March 29, 2019 Plans to have SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks on the road within a decade
