Autonomous trucks target carrier capability augmentation

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) that are steadily making inroads into the transportation industry will not replace drivers, but instead augment carrier capabilities. AVs will allow carriers to take on more freight…

California governor blocks bill that would have blocked autonomous trucks

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prevented autonomous trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds from operating on open public roads without human drivers. “The existing regulatory…

Veteran drivers help guide Waabi in autonomous journey

Waabi, a business using artificial intelligence to refine autonomous truck systems, is relying on some real-world intelligence as well. The Canadian-headquartered company has adopted a new million-mile driver advisory…

Canadian regulators preparing for next-generation vehicles

Canadian regulators are actively exploring the future of heavy-duty equipment, with projects focused on everything from flexible side guards to tractor-trailer stability and autonomous vehicles. Here are a few examples…

Autonomous trucks will do jobs human drivers don’t like, panel says

As human drivers step back from longhaul and middle-mile work, autonomous trucks could help fill less-desirable roles. Some might say this is going to take jobs away from drivers, but…

Did talk of autonomous trucks begin with cruise control?

The buzz about autonomous trucks is slowly getting louder, but do we really want them? Or need them? I’m not a big fan but it doesn’t matter what I think…

Navistar’s Carlbaum sets sights on electric, autonomous future under Traton

Navistar has its eyes set on the future as it moves forward under Traton’s ownership with a new president and CEO. After initially securing just under 17% of the U.S.-based…

Aceinna system refines autonomous navigation

Aceinna (pronounced “a-see-nah”) is refining the positions of autonomous vehicles with an inertial navigation system. The INS401 features an RTK (real-time kinematic)-enabled dual-frequency GNSS receiver, triple-redundant inertial sensors, and…

Einride bringing electric, autonomous vehicles to U.S.

Sweden’s Einride, an early developer of electric and highly autonomous vehicles in Europe, is coming to America – and it has already hired its first remote trucker. The electric vehicle…

Autonomous vehicles still face legal, legislative hurdles

Advancing technology is bringing us ever closer to the vision of highly autonomous vehicles, but there are still related legislative and legal hurdles to overcome before such equipment is broadly…

NuPort Robotics to use NVIDIA Drive platform

NuPort Robotics, a Canadian business developing autonomous trucks for middle-mile applications, will base its system on the NVIDIA Drive platform, the company has announced. The centralized platform will support sensors…

Canadian AI businesses building a future in trucking

It’s been almost 25 years since Skynet first became “self-aware”. The fictional computer began making its own decisions at 2:14 am Eastern Time on Aug. 29, 1997, to be precise.

Electric, autonomous trucks open doors for brake by wire

There appears to be no stopping the gradual march toward electric and highly autonomous trucks, but one of the related changes could involve the brakes that bring such vehicles to…

Lane-controlling truck tech could slash collision costs: Bosch

Systems that help to keep trucks in their lanes will come at a cost, but they could also generate a significant return on investment. New research by the component suppliers…

Auburn University opens autonomous vehicle lab

Auburn University, a school that has been involved in platooning tests here in Canada, has opened a new autonomous vehicle research facility – and it will be able to leverage…