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Equipment

Swedish co. Einride debuts driverless, all-electric log hauler

The Swedish company's T/Log is equipped with cameras and both lidar and radar, the truck has 360-degree awareness of its surroundings. Details here.

July 19, 2018

Business

FMCSA hosting West Coast listening session on autonomous tech later this week

The FMCSA says it’s hoping to hear comments from autonomous technology stakeholders and more. The session is set for Thursday, July 12, 2018. More here.

July 9, 2018

Business

Volvo deploys truck platooning demo on designated autonomy testing highway in N.C.

Volvo’s platooning technology relies on vehicle-to-vehicle communication and advanced driver assist systems (like active braking and advanced cruise control) to enter into a platoon, with the trucks and trailers spaced 1.5 seconds apart — about 120 feet at 60 mph.

June 27, 2018

Business

Startup testing highly autonomous system in retrofitted Peterbilts in Arizona

TuSimple, a 30-month-old San Diego-based autonomous truck startup, says it is currently testing three Level 4 autonomous Peterbilt trucks in Arizona. Level 4 autonomy (on a scale of 1 to 5) doesn’t require any action by a human driver and is widely considered the first level of “fully autonomous” driving.

April 24, 2018

Business

Autonomous trucks, CDL testing, more make ATRI’s top research priorities list

The impact of autonomous technology on truckers, inconsistencies across state lines in CDL testing, assessing the accuracy and consistency of CMV crash reporting and more are top research priorities for the American Transportation Research Institute in 2018.

April 3, 2018

Business

FMCSA seeks public input on how current regs impact autonomous testing, deployment

FMCSA is seeking information from the trucking industry, safety advocates, the motoring public and ADS manufacturers on any current regulations that could hinder the development and testing of ADS-equipped trucks.

April 2, 2018

Business

Autonomous retrofitter Starsky makes unmanned 7-mile rural road test run

A remote driver more than 100 miles from small country road near the Town of Clewiston in Hendry County, Fla. placed the bobtail tractor in drive, centered the truck in its lane and then put the truck in full autonomous mode for a seven mile unmanned jaunt at highway speed.

March 8, 2018

Business

Uber to pay reported $245M to settle Google’s claims of stolen autonomous tech

In what became a highly publicized spat between the two companies, Google parent company Alphabet alleged that Uber stole thousands of documents from Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle developer Waymo. Though the terms of the deal remain confidential, Google has agreed to accept a fraction of a percent of ownership of Uber — worth a reported $245 million — to end its lawsuit against the ridesharing pioneer.

February 12, 2018

Business

UPS the latest to place major order for Tesla Semi, securing 125 trucks

UPS’s order of 125 trucks passes PepsiCo who, last week, confirmed the reservation 100 trucks. That bumped Anheuser-Busch‘s 40 trucks from the top order spot.

December 20, 2017

Business

California DMV eyes altering regs to allow testing of completely driverless vehicles

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Wednesday released a revised version of proposed regulations that establishes a path for testing and public use of driverless– that is, completely unmanned — vehicles.

October 11, 2017

Business

Senate eyes promoting self-driving truck tech in autonomous-car bill approved by House

The House this week stamped approval on a legislative package intended to provide framework for manufacturers to develop and test self-driving cars. The Senate, however, may alter the bill to expand its provisions to cover self-driving trucks.

September 8, 2017

Business

Tesla’s electric big rig will also be autonomous, reports indicate

Reports indicate Tesla’s electric big rig, slated for reveal in September, will autonomous capabilities. The company is said to have met with California officials this week to discuss testing its autonomous electric trucks on the state’s roadways.

August 10, 2017