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Business
UPS puts money, testing efforts behind autonomous upstart TuSimple
Throughout the ongoing tests, UPS has provided truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a route between Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. TuSimple and UPS monitor distance and time the trucks travel autonomously, as well as safety data and transport time.
August 16, 2019
Business
Fleet survey probes tech-advancement challenges
A new survey conducted by TD Bank’s equipment-finance group at the April-held annual expo of the NAFA association showed more than half of the respondents naming new technology as posing the biggest challenge for the coming year.
August 5, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Redefining ‘driver’ puts ‘self-driving’ into sharper focus
With a sobering awareness of driverless truck challenges, the road to Level 5 autonomous trucking should be a very long one.
October 24, 2018
Business
In fresh autonomous policy, DOT no longer assumes truck driver is human
The key point from updated guidance on policies for development and deployment of autonomous vehicles: A loosened definition of what constitutes a truck driver, acknowledging that a driver may not always be human.
October 8, 2018
Equipment
Despite successful test runs, Uber shutting down autonomous truck unit
Uber says it will shut down its autonomous truck division which brings an unfortunate end to its efforts in the driverless truck driving space. More info here.
July 31, 2018
Business
Uber, who’s invested big in autonomous truck tech, says driver jobs will shift, not disappear
While long haul driving jobs could succumb to the market pressures of self-driving rigs, the company concludes there will be a spike in the number of drivers needed for localized driving jobs. Uber researchers also project that the industry will move away from per-mile pay structures in favor of hourly pay.
February 14, 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
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
Channel 19
Saturday round-up: Spring cleaning, chaining the trailer to the coil, best wisecracks of the year
Terminator once declared he could not self-destruct — how about self-driving vehicles?; an e-log solution for the ages; and a check-in with flatbed owner-operator Joe Bielucki’s real-man coils and overdue spring cleaning. . .
June 17, 2017
Business
Hours reform, importance of manned vehicles highlight FMCSA session on autonomous trucks
With several companies jockeying to bring autonomous trucks to market, industry stakeholders this week stressed to a panel of top officers from FMCSA the importance of manned control for tractor-trailers, at least for the foreseeable future. Commenters also noted the potential for hours of service reform.
April 25, 2017
Business
Another startup enters autonomous truck market with plans for retrofit system
A California-based upstart company has entered the autonomous truck ring with plans to develop an autonomous retrofit system for existing trucks that company co-founder Alex Rodrigues says should cost less than $50,000 per unit to deploy.
February 24, 2017
Channel 19
If Trump really wants to save U.S. jobs …
“If he (Trump) cares about the working man, he’ll stop this talk about driverless trucks.” –Trucker Jerry Jackson in Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial about autonomous vehicle tech threats.
January 5, 2017
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