Technology Waabi applying AI and simulations to advance autonomous trucks March 16, 2023 Raquel Urtasun wants to teach autonomous trucks a thing or two. Waabi, the Toronto-headquartered business she founded, is combining artificial intelligence (AI) and its Waabi World closed loop simulator…
Technology Autonomous truck insurance questions remain March 1, 2023 A panel discussion at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s spring meeting revealed that some things won’t change when it comes to insuring autonomously driven trucks. Others will. And there’s…
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,…
Regulations Autonomous trucks continue to prove themselves in pilot projects August 26, 2022 Craig Harper first presented the idea of autonomous trucks to JB Hunt’s executive team back in 2016, although there wasn’t much to present at the time. “We couldn’t get a…
Technology Innovator Sahdev is driven by autonomous trucking solutions March 3, 2022 If you want to play with the big boys, you need big dreams and the ability to perform at that level. Raghavender Sahdev wants to have a “big impact in…
Transportation JB Hunt eyes autonomous truck runs with Waymo Via January 14, 2022 JB Hunt plans to bring fully autonomous trucks to Texas roads in the next “few years”, under a strategic alliance with Waymo Via. The alliance – representing Waymo Via’s first…
Equipment Bridgestone and Einride to partner on electric and autonomous trucks August 12, 2021 Bridgestone Americas will be joining Einride in plans to develop electric and autonomous Class 8 vehicles. Under the agreement, Einride will be able to collect safety and efficiency data from…
Equipment Plus demonstrates truly driverless truck on Chinese highway August 5, 2021 On-highway autonomous truck demonstrations still require drivers to be at the ready, sitting behind the wheel. But Plus has pushed such tests a step further. In a recent test of…
Equipment Waymo autonomous truck demo March 25, 2021 Waymo — a business that emerged from Google’s self-driving car project — is actively testing autonomous trucks in the southwestern U.S. And it recently demonstrated its Waymo Driver system…
Equipment Waymo demonstrates autonomous truck tech March 24, 2021 It looks like a beautiful day for a drive on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona – even if the Waymo Via truck driver is lifting his hands off the Peterbilt’s…
Human Resources Plus autonomous truck business adds to senior ranks February 3, 2021 Plus, a U.S.-based autonomous truck developer, has named Chuck Joseph as its vice-president – strategic partnerships. He was previously a senior executive on Amazon’s Middle Mile Transportation team, in a…
Technology Loblaw takes the autonomous plunge November 23, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s largest grocer is set to become the first company in the country to deploy self-driving delivery vehicles. Loblaw Cos. will roll out the autonomous fleet…
Equipment BlackBerry QNX to help secure Plus autonomous trucks November 17, 2020 WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry’s QNX system will be at the heart of Class 8 autonomous truck offerings developed by Plus, the companies have announced. Plus has committed to…
Technology Daimler showcases latest autonomous truck tech November 16, 2020 MADRAS, Ore. — It was Daimler Trucks that lit the autonomous trucking fuse when its self-driving Inspiration truck drove itself across Nevada’s Hoover Dam in 2015. The splashy press reveal…
Technology FMCSA eyes autonomous trucks November 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the race to build autonomous trucks gathers pace, U.S. regulators are seeking to set some safety rules for such vehicles. In a notice published in…
