Self-Driving Trucks - Autonomous Vehicles

UPS and Waymo Launch Autonomous Van Package Delivery Test Program

Jerry Hirsch

January 29, 2020

Self-driving vehicle developer Waymo and shipping giant UPS launched a pilot program to use autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivans to shuttle packages around the Phoenix metro area.

Here’s Everything We Know About the Tesla Pickup Truck

Eileen Falkenberg-Hull

November 21, 2019

There’s been a lot of speculation about Tesla’s promised electric pickup truck. Here’s what Trucks.com has found out about the truck Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised.

A pair of autonomously driven U.S. Army heavy utility trucks navigate a supply route during a recent de

Army Testing Robot Trucks to Supply Troops, Reduce Casualties

John O'Dell

October 14, 2019

Autonomous vehicles could remove many truck drivers and supply handlers from the line of fire in U.S. Army operations.

Daimler Starts Highway Test of Autonomous Freightliner Truck

John O'Dell

September 9, 2019

Virginia drivers now will be sharing the road with a silver Cascadia tractor-trailer rig operating as a self-driving truck on roads throughout the southwest part of the state.

UPS Invests in Autonomous Truck Developer TuSimple

Jerry Hirsch

August 15, 2019

UPS Ventures, the company's venture capital arm, said Thursday that it made a minority investment in autonomous driving company TuSimple.

Loadsmart and Starsky Complete First Autonomous Truck Dispatch

Jerry Hirsch

August 8, 2019

Digital freight broker Loadsmart and self-driving truck developer Starsky Robotics completed the first autonomous dispatch and delivery of freight.

Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, CEO of Starsky Robotics.

Starsky Robotics CEO Says Remote Control Trucks are the Future

Jerry Hirsch

July 16, 2019

Robotics is a tiny autonomous trucking startup that plans to take on global truck manufacturers including Daimler, Volvo and Volkswagen’s Traton subsidiary.

$Refraction AI's robotic delivery vehicle$

Refraction AI Startup Plans Robotic Delivery Vehicles for Bike Lanes

Jerry Hirsch

July 11, 2019

Refraction AI, a new robotic delivery startup, is pitching a lightweight autonomous delivery robot that it says can operate in both the bike lane and on roads.

Starsky Robotics remote control autonomous truck.

Starsky Robotics Autonomous Truck Hits Highway Without Human Driver

Jerry Hirsch

June 26, 2019

Starsky Robotics ran its first test of a fully autonomous truck without a human in the vehicle on public roads this month.

ZF Says Freight Terminals Best Early Use for Autonomous Trucking

Alan Adler

June 25, 2019

Supplier ZF Friedrichshafen thinks Level 4 autonomous trucking is better tested in a controlled freight terminal than on open highways.

Volvo Trucks Wants its Vehicles to Think Like Humans

Jerry Hirsch

June 21, 2019

Volvo Trucks North America is working with automated vehicle software provider Perceptive Automata to get truck-based artificial intelligence to read the intentions of other road users.

Autonomous Startup Seeks Veteran Drivers to Teach Robot Trucks

Alan Adler

June 13, 2019

Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple has co-created a community college certificate program to lure experienced drivers out of the cab and into monitoring robot trucks.

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