Thames Freeport has already helped create more than 1,400 jobs and secured over £2.13bn of private investment since 2021.
The Verizon Business private 5G implementation is designed to establish a unified, industrial-grade wireless connectivity foundation for several economically critical port, logistics and manufacturing environments.
Geographically, the deployment spans five separate locations across the Thames Freeport district, each a private and independently operating tenant of the hub with distinct use cases for private 5G technology.
Commenting on the work at Thames Freeport, Robb Juliano, vice-president of 5G acceleration at Verizon Business, described the implementation as a “perfect reference point” for the versatility and scalability of private 5G across complex industrial sites.
“Together with Thames Freeport, we’re creating a digital foundation for automation, physical AI and future industrial growth to revitalise an entire economic region.
7h ago · via computerweekly.com
Senior Auto will use SWM (Senior World Model), its world model for heavy-duty logistics, to support development and validation.
Senior Auto will lead technical development, system architecture and validation, while exploring deployment and commercialization.
The Eastern Partnership Business Council will support industry and policy research and facilitate connections with local organizations and transport companies.
The partners aim to build a replicable model for intelligent heavy-duty logistics, supporting future deployments in Mongolia and other markets.
About Senior Auto Founded in 2020, Senior Auto develops and commercializes autonomous heavy-duty trucking solutions.
14h ago · via finance.yahoo.com
The Humble Hauler, a battery-electric, cabless Class 8 autonomous vehicle.
(Humble Robotics) Humble Robotics secured $51 million in new financing, bringing the autonomous electric vehicle developer’s total funding to $75 million less than a year after its founding.
PERSPECTIVE: From proving autonomy works to proving it scales The financing comes six months after the San Francisco-based company emerged from stealth with the Humble Hauler, a battery-electric, cabless Class 8 autonomous vehicle.
Cohen previously said Humble would build the vehicles in the United States and seek a domestic battery supplier as development progressed.
Humble maps prospective freight routes, constructs simulated versions of them and repeatedly tests its autonomous-driving technology in those virtual environments.
17h ago · via ttnews.com
Venti’s CEO Heidi Wyle shares how their autonomous truck fleets are already running 24/7 in US intermodal yards.
These self-driving solutions are recreating supply chain logistics, exceeding human productivity in controlled environments.
“We are running, every day, 24/7, in full production operations, exceeding human productivity,” Wyle said.
Customers own the trucks; Venti delivers the end-to-end autonomy stack, including yard mapping and mission-specific functionality.
Venti is operating ~60 autonomous container trucks daily in California and Texas intermodal yards, with a clean safety profile and productivity exceeding human drivers.
18h ago · via freightwaves.com
Warrior Logistics is using Waabi autonomous trucks to move recurring customer freight between Dallas and Houston, adding capacity to one of the carrier’s core Texas lanes.
The carrier said autonomous capacity gives it another way to handle demand while keeping professional drivers on routes they prefer.
Autonomous Capacity Joins the Existing Fleet Warrior and Waabi began commercial operations earlier this year.
Since then, the companies said loads handled by Waabi autonomous trucks have recorded 100% on-time pickup and delivery with zero safety incidents.
“Warrior has helped shape our technology over the course of our partnership,” said Lior Ron, COO of Waabi.
20h ago · via fleetequipmentmag.com
While everyone is striving to be the first to build a fully autonomous vehicle, Tesla was already ahead with its vehicles.
With the first offering of its Model S, Tesla is now going ahead with introducing fully autonomous vehicles, which don't even require a steering wheel in them!
Let’s take a look at what is currently ongoing in the Tesla world: Goodbye Cybertruck The most talked-about Tesla product when it was launched in 2023 was the radical-looking Cybertruck electric pickup.
Coming ahead of the fully autonomous vision of Tesla, you might have to grab your Cybertruck the earliest, as Tesla will be dialing down its production for its upcoming other models.
With the competition such as Waymo, which are using Jaguar electric SUVs heavily modified for autonomous driving, the Tesla Cybercab, in comparison, feels the opposite.
23h ago · via cardekho.com
Oilsands mining companies in the Fort McMurray region are investing in autonomous vehicles and technology, changing the way operations run.
Seth Patterson, business manager for technology and automation products at Epiroc’s Sudbury location, said the growth of autonomous vehicles in mining and oilsands over the last decade has been exponential.
Patterson predicts autonomous vehicles will start a push for skilled tradespeople who can service, maintain and install autonomous systems.
For example, the company introduced an updated version of “Mud Mode” which helps autonomous vehicles respond in extreme weather.
Quamrul Huda, a researcher in industrial automation at NAIT, said autonomous vehicles have been incredibly beneficial for oilsands mining in terms of productivity, safety and efficiency.
1d ago · via cbc.ca
For years, the industry focused on proving that self-driving trucks could operate without human intervention on defined highway routes.
Today, successful driver-out demonstrations are becoming more common, and autonomous freight operations are no longer viewed as purely experimental.
The next phase for the industry will not be defined by whether autonomous trucks can complete a route.
This is the stage where the autonomous trucking industry now finds itself.
The success of autonomous trucking will ultimately be measured the same way traditional trucking always has been measured: safe deliveries, reliable uptime and consistent performance, day after day.
1d ago · via ttnews.com
Who gets the money The funding comes from the Freight Innovation Fund, financed by the Department for Transport and run by Connected Places Catapult, a government-backed innovation agency.
The trials will run with GXO, Welch Group and TwentyForty, as well as Portsmouth International Port, Port of Tyne and Shoreham Port.
Earlier in the process, each start-up could receive up to £10,000 (about €12,000) to prepare a trial plan, and up to £100,000 (about €120,000) to run it.
Paua Tech (with GXO, TwentyForty and Welch Group) is building a common booking system for chargers used by commercial fleets.
Read also: No cab, no driver, daily runs: driverless electric trucks are now hauling freight in the US.
1d ago · via trans.info
The latest funding round for the driverless, cab-less, and truck-less battery-electric freight platform developer was led by Obvious Ventures with participation from other existing investors Eclipse and Energy Impact Partners.
“We’ve spent years proving that a truck can drive itself,” explains Humble Robotics founder and CEO, Eyal Cohen.
just showed off a fully driverless, cab-less, and truck-less battery-electric freight platform designed to handle containerized cargo more efficiently than ever.
“I have dedicated my career to building electric and autonomous vehicle technology,” explains Eyal Cohen, Humble Robotics’ founder and CEO.
Emerging from stealth after a $24 million funding round, Humble claims to have completed its first Humble Hauler prototype in less than six months – and they’ll soon be ready to begin autonomous testing in pilot programs with a number of logistics partners.
1d ago · via electrek.co
Richard Reno, chief executive officer of TLD Robotics, said the business had grown considerably since its early collaboration.
The wider shift toward driverless ground operations The creation of TLD Robotics comes at a time when autonomous vehicle technology is becoming more specialized.
TLD Robotics is positioning its integrated structure as a way to address those requirements throughout the life of an installation.
Existing commercial commitments and operations previously associated with TractEasy have continued under the TLD Robotics name.
Beyond the pilot phase Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the TLD Robotics announcement is what it suggests about the development of autonomous industrial vehicles.
1d ago · via roboticsandautomationnews.com
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2026 ACT Expo Expands Focus to Include Digital Fleet Technology “With fuel and operating costs continuing to climb, and the technological complexity of today’s commercial vehicles ever-increasing, fleet leaders can't afford to stand still,” said Erik Neandross, founder of ACT Expo.
What's on the ACT Expo 2027 Agenda?
Fleet safety: Advanced driver assistance systems, AI-enabled safety technology and better use of fleet data to reduce risk.
Exhibits will cover vehicle technology, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, fleet management systems, safety, alternative fuels and charging infrastructure.
1d ago · via truckinginfo.com
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said its new FMCSA Complaint Center offers an easier way to report potential violations of federal motor carrier safety and hazardous materials regulations.
Formerly known as the National Consumer Complaint Database, the FMCSA Complaint Center has undergone significant improvements since the updated system launched last year, according to the agency.
Being coerced or forced to knowingly disregard safety regulations such as hours of service.
How to Submit a Complaint FMCSA encourages those who witness a potential violation to submit a complaint as soon as possible, even if they don’t have all the details.
Online: complaint.fmcsa.dot.gov
1d ago · via truckinginfo.com
The hosts date the split to the week of Uber's earnings report, when Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana gave an interview.
He pushes back on one part of Mawakana's account: Uber has said, and Waymo has not publicly refuted, that Uber offered Waymo a dedicated tier in Austin and Waymo declined.
Its own growth chart depends on companies the hosts describe as years behind Waymo, and its largest current supplier is leaving.
He pushes back on one part of Mawakana's account: Uber has said, and Waymo has not publicly refuted, that Uber offered Waymo a dedicated tier in Austin and Waymo declined.
Its own growth chart depends on companies the hosts describe as years behind Waymo, and its largest current supplier is leaving.
Nov 8, 2026 · via finance.biggo.com
Kodiak AI, Inc. engages in the development of autonomous vehicle technology and related services.
It offers Kodiak Driver, a virtual driver that combines advanced AI-powered software with modular and vehicle-agnostic hardware designed to help address its customers.
The company also provides oversight and integration tools, including Kodiak OnTime, a proprietary suite of support services and tools designed to provide smooth integration with customer operations.
Kodiak AI, Inc. has strategic collaboration with General Dynamics Land Systems to create autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) for defense applications.
Kodiak AI, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Nov 8, 2026 · via ca.finance.yahoo.com
Unitree founder and chairman Wang Xingxing said Nov. 6 at the eighth Zhejiang entrepreneurs conference in Hangzhou that security could be a promising next application for robots, pointing to strong overseas demand for intelligent security robots.
Unitree (unitree.com) is a robotics company in Hangzhou.
Wang showed video of Unitree robots in security and emergency scenarios, including restraining a simulated attacker, stopping a vehicle that tried to force its way through, and emergency rescue.
Unitree has not announced a dedicated security product, customers or field deployments tied to the remarks.
Much of the speech emphasized practical work: factory tasks, emergency response and security scenarios.
Nov 8, 2026 · via news.lavx.hu
Affordable Robotic & Automation Limited will be able to enter the U.S. material-handling market with its autonomous forklifts and pallet trucks.
The Department of Defense has issued a conditional approval to Affordable Robotic & Automation Limited (ARAPL) for specific autonomous forklifts and pallet trucks.
This approval grants exemptions from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List restrictions for foreign-produced robotic devices introduced in July of 2026.
The approvals include robotic device categories including robotic lawn mowers, autonomous mobile robots, automated guided vehicles, industrial robots, and other robotic platforms.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us… For Chairman Brendan Carr as he oversees the FCC and its framework for autonomous systems.
Nov 8, 2026 · via presidentialprayerteam.org
Piecyk frames the investor question more narrowly: how many driverless cars will Uber actually have in the US on June 30, 2027?
Piecyk notes that Lyft, a far smaller company, may have more driverless cars than Uber in Las Vegas, though he doubts Lyft reaches true driver-out service this year.
Uber has said — and Waymo has not publicly refuted — that Uber offered Waymo a dedicated tier in Austin and Waymo declined.
Uber has committed more than $10 billion to autonomous partnerships spanning Waymo, Nuro, Lucid, and Rivian across the US, Middle East and Europe.
Brulte predicts a "Uber soap opera" once multiple partners share one tier in one market and one of them underperforms on utilization.
Nov 7, 2026 · via finance.biggo.com
The human alarm clock.
Let’s try to predict which modern jobs will face the same fate in a few decades.
By the way, have you ever heard of human alarm clocks?
It might be hard for us to imagine, but two hundred years ago, the alarm clock as we know it today didn’t exist.
That’s where human alarm clocks came in: armed with a long stick, they tapped on their customers’ windows until they woke up.
Nov 7, 2026 · via ioplus.nl
Lorenz has announced that four fully electric transport vehicles will take over central in-plant traffic at its Neunburg vorm Wald facility.
Together with the Swedish logistics technology company Einride, the snack manufacturer is now venturing into the field of autonomous electric transport solutions.
Einride provides the cabless vehicles, while its Saga software platform coordinates and manages the processes, planning and synchronising autonomous transport operations.
This allows Lorenz to integrate autonomous transport technology permanently into its plant operations.”
In this pilot project, the autonomous electric truck is permitted to travel at a maximum speed of 25 km/h – though it is likely capable of much more.
Nov 7, 2026 · via electrive.com