Autonomous

FMCSA seeks more feedback on regs related to autonomous trucks

For the second time, FMCSA is asking for public feedback on how the agency should approach certain regulations as they relate to the deployment of autonomous trucks. Also: ELD removed from device registry; Freightliner, Love's partner for service; more.

February 1, 2023

Aurora autonomous truck

Pronto focusing more on off-road autonomy as on-highway software challenges remain

Though strides have been made in autonomous driving technology, software still "can't generalize and predict" as well as developers had hoped, said Pronto Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Ognen Stojanovski.

January 31, 2023

Pronto self-driving trucks

Former USA Truck boss joins autonomous truck startup

As CEO, James Reed oversaw the sale of USA Truck to German transportation firm DB Schenker.

January 19, 2023

California reconsidering its unfriendly autonomous trucking regs?

California has permitted public testing of autonomous commercial vehicles trucks since 2019, but there is a 10,000 pound weight limit.

January 10, 2023

Aurora Innovation and Schneider National are conducting a commercial pilot to haul freight for Schneider’s customers with the Aurora Driver, Aurora’s autonomous technology between Dallas and Houston.

Watch: Big fuel economy gain in Torc Robotics' autonomous truck

Torc Robotics executives point out how their self-driving Freightliners can deliver big fuel savings at the pump.

January 6, 2023

Torc Robotics autonomous Freightliner fuel savings

Questions about autonomous vehicles

The cottage industries that pre-dated the industrial revolution built skilled labor, craftspeople and tradespeople but the industrial revolution largely put these skilled positions on the back burner.

January 4, 2023

driverless truck cab

TuSimple CEO blames 'difficult' economy for major layoff

TuSimple's layoff announcement on Wednesday is the latest setback for the California-based autonomous truck developer.

December 21, 2022

TuSimple layoff

Aurora rolls out update to its autonomous trucking capabilities

Aurora Driver Beta 5.0 unlocks new capabilities including detecting and appropriately responding to emergency vehicles like ambulances, fire engines and law enforcement vehicles.

December 19, 2022

Aurora Driver Beta 5.0

Knight-Swift gets first autonomous-powered truck

The carrier will directly own and operate a truck with select features of Embark’s automated driving software.

December 19, 2022

Embark Knight-Swift

Uber Freight, Volvo announce autonomous partnership

The partnership marks Uber Freight’s first commercial collaboration with an autonomous fleet, and it will serve as one of V.A.S.’s first customers to pilot its hub-to-hub autonomous offering.

December 14, 2022

Uber Freight and V.A.S. truck

Autonomous vehicle developers provide a look at law enforcement interaction

Autonomous vehicle interactions with law enforcement continue to grow, and if a viral video between an officer and an autonomous car earlier this year is any indication, there's plenty of work to be done.

December 6, 2022

Torc Freightliner on the road

TuSimple, Navistar call off autonomous partnership

TuSimple and Navistar are ending to their autonomous truck co-development partnership after just two years.

December 5, 2022

Navistar International Corp. in July 2020 announced it has taken a minority stake in autonomous truck retrofitter TuSimple, part of an investment by Navistar into TuSimple’s self-driving technology and after two years of an ongoing technical relationship between the two companies.

Torc Robotics autonomous truck a mostly boring ride

Daimler subsidiary Torc Robotics gave CCJ a ride inside one of their autonomous Freightliners this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

November 17, 2022

Torc Daimler self driving Freightliner

Autonomous firm TuSimple names new CEO

The company's former CEO returns to the position after his successor was fired at the end of October. Also: Diesel prices expected to remain above $5/gallon into 2023.

November 14, 2022

Embark launches coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network across Sunbelt

Embark said the expanded network it is positioned to serve covered 9.5 billion miles of annual freight in 2020.

November 1, 2022

Embark Coverage Map

ZF's third gen OnGuardMAX offers big improvements in automated emergency braking

CCJ got to experience ZF's third gen OnGuardMAX Autonomous Emergency Braking System this week which delivers a whole new level of safety on highway and in busy urban areas.

October 12, 2022

ZF OnGuardMAX Autonomous Braking

The autonomous bigfoot

I’ve been reading for months about all the autonomous vehicle (AV) testing going on in Texas and I can finally confirm that they do exist.

October 7, 2022

driverless truck in Texas

Driverless trucking: Driver shortage solution or missing link in the supply chain?

The American Trucking Associations estimates that the truck driver shortage could reach 160,000 by 2030 – the same year many autonomous tech companies expect their platforms to be mature and ready for primetime.

October 6, 2022

cab of a driverless truck

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ATA President and CEO Chris Spear

ATA's Spear talks congestion, driver shortage, more at Congressional hearing

ATA President and CEO was on a panel of industry reps during a hearing Wednesday of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Spear outlined some of trucking's biggest headwinds, including highway congestion, parking and more.

Freightliner SuperTruck II

Freightliner debuts second SuperTruck

FirstFleet trailers

FirstFleet creates nextgen in-cab driver experience

Mechanic tearing down an engine

Trucksmiths embracing change

door sticker drivers wanted

Pay a top factor for driver turnover but 'not always an amount issue'

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