Hyundai, Kia to Test Level 4 Self-Driving Trucks on Korean Roads
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Why driverless trucks could beat cars to full autonomy
Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia are set to deploy next-level autonomous trucks on Korea’s logistics routes as the companies test whether driverless technology can handle real-world freight operations. The operating environments for commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses, are simpler than those of passenger cars because they generally travel along designated routes. Its autonomous trucks have logged more than 500,000 miles without a driver. PepsiCo said many of its delivery drivers also work as sales representatives, so autonomous trucks free them to spend more time on promotional activities. Still, autonomous trucks must prove they can operate safely under unpredictable conditions such as bad weather and road construction.
Hyundai Motor and Kia 'Level 4 Self-Driving Trucks' Run Next Year
Hyundai Motor Group has joined forces with a domestic autonomous-driving software company and will begin demonstrations of autonomous heavy trucks next year. This is Hyundai Motor Company’s first domestic demonstration of Level 4 autonomous driving for heavy trucks. Hyundai Motor Company conducted autonomous truck operations in the United States in 2024. Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are beginning development of two demonstration vehicles: one Xcient hydrogen-electric truck and one Xcient diesel truck. Park Sang-hyun, vice president in charge of commercial LCM at Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, said, “Autonomous trucks are a key future mobility solution that can improve the safety and efficiency of logistics transportation.
Hyundai Motor, Kia to launch Level 4 autonomous truck trials
Hyundai Motor and Kia will test Level 4 autonomous heavy-duty trucks on real-world logistics routes next year, working with domestic self-driving software companies to develop technology for commercial deployment, the carmakers said Tuesday. Hyundai Motor and Kia signed an agreement Tuesday with Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis and two autonomous-driving software developers, Mars Auto and RideFlux, to conduct the tests using the Hyundai Motor Group’s existing logistics network. Level 4 autonomous driving is a level of self-driving in which a vehicle can drive itself without human intervention under specific conditions. Hyundai Motor and Kia will use the findings to improve vehicle control and safety systems, which allow backup systems to take over if primary systems fail. Earlier this month, Hyundai Motor and Kia signed an agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to develop Level 4 autonomous city buses and related operating platforms.
Trucks at ATA's 2026 MC&E in Charlotte, North Carolina [Photos]
From rigs decked out in patriotic America's 250 paint schemes to autonomous trucks and more, check out these photos from ATA's 2026 Management Conference & Exhibition. This Mack Pioneer was one of several trucks with special America's 250 paint schemes. Daimler Truck North America's annual customer appreciation event celebrated Freightliner history, including this beauty of a shovelnose cabover outside. Mack Trucks' booth at ATA MC&E 2026 in Charlotte This Peterbilt equipped with the Waabi driver was one of several autonomous-truck technologies on display. Volvo Trucks North America will serve as the exclusive sponsor of the American Trucking Associations' America's Road Team for 2027, its 25th consecutive year supporting the program.
Hyundai Motor, Kia Test Level 4 Autonomous Trucks on 400km Route
On Oct. 20, Hyundai Motor and Kia signed a memorandum of understanding for the "Level 4 Autonomous Truck Logistics Transport Demonstration Project" with Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis, Mars Auto and RideFlux at the Namyang R&D Center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to complete development of the test vehicles, equipped with dedicated controllers and interfaces for integrating autonomous driving systems, by early 2027. Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to use the data collected during the trials to advance safety redundancy technology. Beyond the heavy-duty truck demonstration, Hyundai Motor Group is expanding its autonomous driving ecosystem across the commercial vehicle sector. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor and Kia recorded combined second-quarter revenue of 82.25 trillion won, or approximately $61.95 billion, marking their highest combined quarterly revenue on record.
IKEA and Kodiak Are Taking the Driver Out on I-45
The most important number in Kodiak AI’s latest driverless trucking announcement may not be 219 miles. The Driver Is Not Out Yet There is an important qualifier to the announcement: Kodiak has not yet begun driverless IKEA operations on I-45. Kodiak Already Has Driverless Trucks Working Kodiak is not starting from zero when it comes to operating without someone in the cab. By the end of the second quarter of 2026, Kodiak said 35 driverless trucks were operating commercially there. The first Kodiak truck traveling down I-45 without anyone in the cab will attract attention.
Port of Brownsville "Smart Bridge" proposal key to transforming RGV into global trade engine, podcast panel says
The proposal builds on the Port of Brownsville’s existing presidential permit to construct an international bridge within its property boundaries—an authorization that has remained unexecuted since the Clinton administration. Coupled with pre-verified Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) clearance and AI-driven document verification, cross-border transit times could drop dramatically. "Becoming a trading engine rather than just a waypoint or a border crossing is really the big opportunity." "We don't need sailors no more because it's autonomous," Perez noted, pointing out that small-to-mid-sized unmanned feeder ships carrying 10 to 15 containers could move cargo efficiently to hubs like Memphis. "Anytime that there's an exchange like that, there needs to be a settling point, and money wants to be near the settling point," McDonald said.
Diesel Prices Hijack Trucking’s Worry List
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Khosla Ventures doubles down on Even Healthcare to challenge India’s hospital economics
Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, said Even’s approach goes beyond fixing individual parts of a fragmented healthcare system by bringing financing, technology, and care delivery together. And as a result, we decided to fix it by building our own hospitals,” Banerjee told TechCrunch. Banerjee told TechCrunch that Even leases hospital buildings on 20-year agreements and spends on fitting them out and buying medical equipment. The same principle extends to hospital management, whose compensation is not linked to the number of procedures performed, Banerjee told TechCrunch. Banerjee told TechCrunch that Even tracks how patients recover after treatment using established medical scoring systems.
Volvo Taps NVIDIA for Cars That Could Let Drivers Take Their Eyes Off the Road
Driving Into the Future The race toward automated driving is on, and one name that keeps popping up is NVIDIA. Meanwhile, General Motors, which also has a partnership with NVIDIA, is scheduled to launch its first eyes-off driving system in the Cadillac Escalade IQ in 2028. Safety Gets Smarter Volvo hasn’t specified which models will get the automated driving system first. The expanded NVIDIA partnership comes amid growing U.S. scrutiny of Chinese-linked vehicle technology, which will prevent sister brand Polestar from selling new model-year 2027 vehicles in the American market. The use of American-developed NVIDIA technology could further help address security concerns surrounding its future automated driving systems.
Oil employment in Canada: surprising challenges toward 2035
Oil employment in Canada is undergoing a shift: increasing oil sands production no longer requires repeating the mass hiring of previous decades. Oil employment in Canada faces a different growth model Reuters cites an Energy Safety Canada projection anticipating a reduction of 920 oil sands jobs by 2035, approximately 4%, while production would increase by 6%. Careers in Energy, a division of Energy Safety Canada, explains that its outlook considers plans, policies and programs announced through March 2026. Keeping facilities available for longer allows additional production from existing assets, without necessarily building another complete complex. Additional production investments would also be needed to supply the new capacity.
Is It Time to Redefine Truck Ownership?
At Daimler Truck Financial Services (DTFS), for example, vehicle connectivity is helping link financial arrangements more closely to how equipment is used and supported. Kevin Bangston, president and CEO of Daimler Truck Financial Services USA LLC, described coordination with DTNA’s truck sales and aftermarket operations that allows financing to account for more of the equipment’s life. Stephan Unger, chairman of Daimler Truck Financial Services, described bringing services into a monthly rate as a way to simplify the fleet’s operating costs. How truck data informs financial contracts Using data to inform truck financial contracts and decisions is nothing new. Coverage is arranged through Daimler Truck Insurance Agency and provided by third-party insurers.
Lenovo Stock In Focus After Driverless Truck Platform Win
We will now look at how Lenovo Group's broader investment narrative might be reshaped by this AD1 autonomous trucking design win. Scan how Lenovo Group's AD1 trucking win fits into a wider autonomy and AI hardware story by comparing it with other hand picked . Lenovo Group Investment Narrative Recap To own Lenovo Group, you need to believe the pivot toward AI infrastructure, services and higher value PCs can matter more than near term margin pressure. Lenovo Group's narrative projects $138.8b revenue and $6.0b earnings by 2029. A great starting point for your Lenovo Group research is our analysis highlighting that could impact your investment decision.
Japan Begins Field Tests of Cargo-Only Automated Logistics Roads
Japan has entered the field-testing stage of its "automated logistics road" plan about two years after announcing it, replacing human-driven trucks with unmanned carriers that move palletized freight around the clock. Dedicated Lanes Where Only Carriers Run at 70-80 Kilometers per Hour The automated logistics road concept calls for creating dedicated freight space in highway medians, on shoulders or underground. The design is meant to break up these frequent, less-than-truckload shipments into pallet units and move them without interruption along the automated logistics road. The ministry estimates that the automated logistics road could cover up to 22% of the projected 900 million metric ton shortfall in transport volume in fiscal 2030. Major domestic logistics companies including CJ Logistics, Hanjin and Coupang Logistics Services are pressing ahead with autonomous driving technology.
What Daimler's Finance And Global Chiefs Revealed About Diesel, Driverless Trucks, And The Future Of The Industry
Normally a coming emissions change triggers a pre-buy, a rush to purchase trucks under the old standard before the new one lands. With ambiguity still hanging over the final 2027 rules, the engine strategies, and the penalty structure, buyers are in wait-and-see mode. In North America, Daimler delivers that full-service leasing through partnerships with Penske and Ryder rather than running the fleet itself. Driverless Trucks Are Closer Than The Timeline Suggests The most forward-looking part of the conversation was autonomy, and Daimler’s framing was concrete rather than hand-wavy. That is a genuinely different way to pay for a truck, and Daimler says it will finance whatever shape the autonomous model ultimately takes.
The Future of Autonomous AI Agents: Trends and Predictions
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Aurora Innovation (AUR) Stock Looks Overvalued Despite Recent Regulatory Progress
Community views on Aurora Innovation are split between those who see a safety validated freight network taking shape and those who focus on execution risk and cash burn. Bull case: 73% undervalued "Edge Case and Aurora Innovation formalized a partnership focused on Safety Case validation, Edge Case used real world data, testing, and engineering evidence..." Discover why this Narrative puts Aurora Innovation at 73% undervalued. Bear case: 35% overvalued "Reliance on large scale deployment across the Sun Belt, including a target to exit 2026 with hundreds of driverless trucks in operation, could strain execution capacity..." Explore why this Narrative puts Aurora Innovation at 35% overvalued. The price of Aurora Innovation is only one clue Market ratios tell you what traders pay today, but broker models sketch where they think this business could be a few years from now. Explore where analysts expect Aurora Innovation to be in a few years.
USDOT Awards $200 Million for 14 Truck Parking Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded $200 million for 14 truck parking projects across 12 states, targeting additional commercial vehicle parking along interstate, port, and border freight corridors. The INFRA truck parking awards use a dedicated fiscal year 2026 funding track for commercial motor vehicle parking. USDOT said the projects will expand public truck parking along major freight corridors. The North Carolina State Ports Authority was awarded $6 million for approximately 140 truck parking spaces at the Port of Wilmington. Iowa Gets $24.5 Million for I-80 Parking The Iowa Department of Transportation received $24.5 million to expand and modernize truck parking at six public rest areas along I-80.