Autonomous Trucks
pic.twitter.com/hq13aC8YnV — Seth Clevenger (@SethClevenger) February 1, 2023He said J.B. Hunt ordered some electric trucks as far back as 2017 that the company still hasn’t received. Harper contrasted the scarcity of charging infrastructure for electric trucks with the abundant existing diesel fueling network established over the past half century. Much like the introduction of battery-electric trucks, the rollout of autonomous driving technology will be a gradual process, said James Reed, chief operating officer for autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics. To bring autonomous trucks to market, Daimler has partnered with two developers of automated driving technology — its independent subsidiary Torc Robotics and autonomous vehicle firm Waymo. While Daimler has designed its autonomous-ready Cascadia with a diesel powertrain, Buttler said the development of autonomous driving and electric trucks could intersect in the future.