Javelin Robotics’ vision for autonomous trucks builds on Canadian expertise

At first glance, Javelin Robotics’ truck looks much like any other Peterbilt 579. Dubbed by its makers as Blackbird, the prototype represents Javelin’s vision for highly autonomous Level 4 trucks – and one that has already been put to work for Canadian fleets. Javelin Robotics’ Level 4 autonomous truck — dubbed Blackbird — has been developed with Canadian expertise. Rather than looking to replace drivers, Javelin Robotics sees a future where in-cab drivers share duties with autonomous systems. He was a motion planning engineer at the now-shuttered Starsky Robotics before working with the NEXT Canada business accelerator to bring Javelin Robotics to life.