In a major milestone for autonomous vehicle technology in Germany, electric transportation specialist Einride has worked with Lidl to deploy the country’s first cab-less electric truck, now taking on a key role in Lidl’s supply chain.
Autonomous trucks now operating in Germany The vehicle operates with Level 4 autonomy, with no driver or safety operator on board, and runs under a first-of-its-kind permit granted by Germany’s vehicle regulator.
The Level 4 autonomy level means the truck is limited to a specific geographical boundary, and in this case, the truck currently transports goods between a Lidl distribution centre and a Lidl supermarket.
Roozbeh Charli, Chief Executive Officer at Einride, commented: “Einride is already running real autonomous deliveries, with real volumes on real schedules with customers in the US and Europe.
Thomas Dangelmayer, Head of Operational Logistics at Lidl Germany, added: “Intelligence creates efficiency, and that is the backbone for permanently reliable product availability.
Sep 16, 2026 · via electricdrives.tv
A small fleet of autonomous cars and tractor-trailers has been testing on Ohio roads for years.
For now, Ohio drivers are unlikely to encounter a completely driverless tractor-trailer on the highway.
In 2022, automated and platooning vehicles covered thousands of miles on rural and winding roads in Vinton and Athens counties.
The larger question remains whether autonomous trucks can actually be safer than trucks operated by people.
But David Kidd, vice president for vehicle research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said it is still too early to determine whether autonomous trucks are safer than human-driven trucks.
Sep 16, 2026 · via wowo.com
Now, as CEO of Daimler Truck, she heads up the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles.
Changing gear Despite only recently becoming an independent business (formed out of the split of Daimler AG into Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Truck in 2021), Daimler Truck has over a century of history.
For now, the European truck market is relatively secure, but the broader European automotive market is being buffeted by Chinese competition.
So far, the European truck market has largely been insulated from the challenge from China.
Over the past year, Daimler Truck has secured contracts with the German, French, Lithuanian, and Canadian armed forces.
Sep 16, 2026 · via fortune.com
This milestone comes as Luck Stone moves forward with deploying CAT’s autonomous hauling technology at two additional Virginia quarries.
Luck Stone, a division of Luck Companies, is the largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel in the United States.
Peer Komatsu ( - Free Report) has expanded its Smart Quarry Autonomous offering through a collaboration with Pronto, a cutting-edge Silicon Valley autonomous technology company.
Smart Quarry Autonomous combines Komatsu’s experience in quarry equipment with advanced technology from Silicon Valley to deliver fully autonomous haulage.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 points to year-over-year earnings growth of 43.6%, while the 2027 estimate implies growth of 20.5%.
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Caterpillar is extending its MineStar Command for hauling system with Luck Stone from the Bull Run Quarry to two additional Virginia sites and, for the first time, onto Cat 775 haul trucks.
At Bull Run, a fleet of autonomous rigid trucks has already moved more than 3.5 million tons since November 2024, following an 18‑month ramp‑up.
The deployment on mid‑size 775s signals AHS moving from large open‑pit fleets into smaller quarry-scale operations, with implications for traffic management, loading unit integration and mixed‑fleet haul road design.
Caterpillar’s move to put AHS on 775-class trucks at Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry in Virginia aligns with its wider autonomy push seen in the FieldAI partnership, signalling that mid‑size quarry fleets are now a key test bed alongside large open‑pit mines.
More than 18 months of autonomous hauling and 3.5 Mt moved at Bull Run give Caterpillar a rare, data‑rich reference case in the aggregates sector, which operators at other US quarries can use to benchmark cycle times, staffing models and retrofit risk for similar 775 fleets.
Sep 15, 2026 · via geomechanics.io
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Aurora is the only autonomous trucking company running real freight, on real routes, with real paying customers.
The U.S. trucking market (not global) is worth $1 trillion today, with trucks hauling about 77% of the entire freight market.
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Sep 15, 2026 · via marketwise.com
Gasgoo Munich-On September 14, Pony.ai and GAC Commercial Vehicle jointly unveiled an L4 autonomous heavy-duty truck at IAA Transportation in Hannover, Germany, marking the global debut of the fourth-generation GAC T9 autonomous heavy truck.
The new truck is part of Pony.ai's fourth-generation autonomous heavy truck lineup and is based on the GAC T9 battery-electric heavy truck.
The truck is equipped with Pony.ai's fourth-generation L4 autonomous driving system and GAC Commercial Vehicle's fully redundant chassis-by-wire system.
Image source: Pony.ai The global debut of the T9 autonomous heavy-duty truck further expands cooperation between Pony.ai and GAC Group.
The jointly developed autonomous heavy trucks will also be marketed globally, with the partners seeking to bring China-developed autonomous heavy truck solutions to logistics operators worldwide.
Sep 15, 2026 · via autonews.gasgoo.com
Lidl has put Einride’s cab-less Level 4 electric truck into daily service between a logistics centre and a store in Germany, under a first-of-its-kind permit from the federal transport authority.
Lidl has put a cab-less autonomous truck into daily service on German public roads, Einride said.
It is the country’s first Level 4 truck built without a cab to run in commercial operations.
The truck carries nine cameras, six radars and four lidars, and is assembled by a contract manufacturer in the Netherlands.
Lidl’s head of operational logistics in Germany, Thomas Dangelmayer, described it as a milestone being tested step by step in real operations.
Sep 15, 2026 · via thenextweb.com
The state currently only allows fully self-driving cars on the road for testing and research.
A full rollout of self-driving cars and trucks would require a change in state law.
Driverless truck technology ‘ready,’ says one Ohio company Autonomous vehicle testing is led by DriveOhio, an office in the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Self-driving technology doesn’t need sleep, meals or pay and will happily drive at night when the roads are less crowded.
The Teamsters union, which represents truck drivers, last month sued to block a California law allowing self-driving trucks on roadways.
Sep 15, 2026 · via tiffinohio.net
The vehicle is now transporting goods between a Lidl warehouse and distribution centre and one of the retailer’s stores in Germany.
Einride said the truck is handling real goods according to Lidl’s operational schedules on a route that includes public roads.
Lidl plans multi-stop autonomous route The current operation links a Lidl logistics facility directly with a store, but the partners already intend to expand the route.
Thomas Dangelmayer, head of operational logistics at Lidl Germany, said the retailer was examining “step by step” how such systems could be incorporated into its site logistics.
Einride and Lidl say the technology could ultimately help address driver shortages, maintain continuity of deliveries and increase supply-chain resilience.
Sep 15, 2026 · via trans.info
German supermarket chain Lidl has begun using a cabless autonomous electric truck from Swedish company Einride for daily transport between a logistics center and a store in Edermünde, Germany.
As InsideEVs reports, this is the first cabless truck with SAE Level 4 automation in the country to be used in daily operations on public roads.
According to him, the permit provides a basis for further scaling autonomous logistics.
Equipment and further plans The autonomous truck has nine external cameras, six radars, and four lidars.
Einride is also negotiating with Lidl’s parent company on the possible use of more autonomous trucks.
Sep 15, 2026 · via ua.news
Supermarket giant Lidl has partnered with Einride to deploy an autonomous, cab-less truck for daily deliveries.
The driverless truck got a first-of-its-kind permit from Germany’s strict transport regulator to drive on public roads.
Lidl, the German supermarket chain that sells everything from fresh fruit to Arnold Schwarzenegger-endorsed power tools, has deployed Germany’s first cab-less SAE Level 4 autonomous truck in daily operations on public roads.
According to the truck maker, Lidl’s new autonomous pod is currently transporting goods between a logistics center and a store in Edermunde.
The autonomous truck, which is built by a contract manufacturer in the Netherlands, features a comprehensive sensor suite, including nine outdoor cameras, six radars, and four Lidars.
Sep 15, 2026 · via insideevs.com
The number of fully autonomous vehicles operating worldwide is still estimated at only about 10,000.
Machness said public tolerance for mistakes by autonomous systems is far lower than for human drivers.
“In the West, we estimate that we will see privately owned autonomous vehicles around 2030,” he said.
From cars to defense The companies building sensors for autonomous vehicles have also discovered another market hungry for the same technology: defense.
The shift highlights how technologies originally developed for passenger vehicles are becoming useful across robotics, defense and other autonomous systems.
Sep 15, 2026 · via ynetnews.com
Germany, the world's third largest economy and the largest road transport market in Europe, has some of the world's most stringent road safety regulations.
Achieving a German Level 4 approval sets a new benchmark for what is already possible in autonomous logistics globally.
"Einride is already running real autonomous deliveries, with real volumes on real schedules with customers in the U.S and Europe.
The truck connects a Lidl warehouse and distribution center directly to a Lidl store.
Einride and Lidl in Germany will continue to expand the route toward a full multi-stop milk run model and further deployments with the companies of Schwarz Group are currently being discussed.
Sep 15, 2026 · via finance.yahoo.com
Torc develops autonomous driving technology for heavy-duty trucks and is at the centre of Daimler Truck’s push towards commercialising autonomous freight transportation in North America.
Daimler Truck is concentrating its autonomous trucking push on North America, where it sees a stronger business case for the technology.
The company’s autonomous strategy brings together Daimler Truck North America and Torc.
Daimler Truck says this combination differentiates its approach from other players because it is developing the autonomous trucking system across the truck platform, vehicle architecture, hardware integration and autonomous driving software.
North America also gives Daimler Truck an established heavy-duty truck base from which to pursue autonomous operations.
Sep 14, 2026 · via autocarpro.in
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Sep 14, 2026 · via sg.finance.yahoo.com
The facelifted Tesla Semi is officially heading to Europe.
The Tesla Semi is finally getting a European version, four years after the original version started roaming the streets of the United States.
By comparison, the U.S.-spec Tesla Semi Standard Range is advertised with an estimated 325-mile (523-mile) range and a 1.7 kWh/mi energy consumption.
Gallery: 2026 Tesla Semi Tesla also offers a lower-powered Basecharger, which can deliver up to 120 kW and is better suited for warehouses, where trucks stay parked for longer periods of time.
There’s no word on whether the Long Range Tesla Semi will be sold in Europe, and pricing is still under wraps for the Standard Range version.
Sep 14, 2026 · via insideevs.com
Virginia is moving closer to regulating self-driving vehicles, with lawmakers and experts recently agreeing on a plan ahead of the next legislative session as the technology expands and safety concerns grow.
Meanwhile, the federal government announced a national strategy plan to accelerate the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles across the country.
Virginia moves toward regulating self-driving vehicles amid safety and liability concerns Leaders in the commonwealth are drafting proposals to establish a framework for implementing AV policy and create an ongoing advisory committee after the group concludes its work.
Lawmakers also debated whether legislation should immediately include worker retraining and support or address those issues later through separate laws and funding.
Kevin O’Neill, a steering committee member of the DMV Drivers Alliance, was among those representing organizations, associations and unions concerned about job and income losses from AV deployment.
Sep 14, 2026 · via virginiamercury.com
The brand, part of China’s SAIC Group, will thus cover nearly the entire spectrum in Europe, from large urban delivery vehicles to heavy-duty 42-tonne electric trucks.
The remaining gap in large delivery vehicles is a medium-duty electric truck in the 7.5- to 18-tonne class.
Equipped with a 120-kWh battery, the light electric truck achieves a WLTP range of up to 250 kilometres.
For the future of driverless city logistics, Maxus is also showcasing the RoboVan, which operates autonomously at Level 4.
Electric mobility expert Henk Meiborg presents practical pilot projects with daily live demonstrations on how commercial electric vehicles can act as active, aggregated energy storage systems.
Sep 14, 2026 · via electrive.com
In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Waymo, Motional, HiRain, Arbe, CDTL, Pony.ai, Verne, WeRide, Uber, AVOMO and Hyundai.
Rather than simply labeling a pedestrian as a pedestrian, the dataset’s 247,000 human-verified annotations dig into the tactical reasoning behind a maneuver, including why a driving system might have rejected an alternative path as unsafe.
Pony.ai and Verne Driverless Robotaxis in Zagreb Croatia just became the latest stop on the global robotaxi tour.
Pony.ai and mobility operator Verne have started letting invited passengers ride in fully driverless vehicles along a 22-kilometer route connecting Verne’s headquarters to Zagreb’s city center and Franjo Tuđman Airport.
Hyundai Roadmaps Self-Driving Brain Hyundai Motor Group used its Autonomous Driving Media Day at 42dot’s headquarters to walk through a roadmap that stretches out several years.
Sep 13, 2026 · via autoconnectedcar.com