Uber and Wayve’s partnership to bring autonomous rides to London has moved forward after Transport for London (TfL) granted Private Hire Vehicle licences to a number of Wayve’s autonomous, all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles. The licences complete the “triple-lock” requirement for private hire trips, under which operator, driver and vehicle must all hold licences with the same authority. The vehicles, fitted with the Wayve AI Driver, surround cameras and radar, will operate under the Government’s AV Trialling Code of Practice and Uber’s TfL operator licence, with a trained, TfL-licensed driver onboard to oversee each trip. More than 100,000 Londoners have signed up to Uber’s Interest List in the past eight weeks, with select riders getting early access this summer ahead of full launch. Wayve’s AI-first approach, known as AV2.0, moves beyond traditional AV systems reliant on HD maps or geofenced domains, learning instead from experience to adapt to new roads. Trained on UK roads since 2018, the technology has been tested across more than 500 cities worldwide, while Uber says it now works with more than 30 AV partners as part of a hybrid network of vehicles and drivers. In a statement, Sarah Gates, Vice President, Global Affairs & Assurance at Wayve, said: “This licence is an important step towards giving Londoners the chance to experience autonomous driving technology.” Annie Duvnjak of Uber added that the interest list had seen an incredible response from Londoners. Source: Wayve
Aug 6, 2026 · via automotiveworld.com
Gavin Newsom dragged to court in self-driving truck battle that could change state forever See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Gov. Gavin Newsom created an “existential threat” for 200,000 workers after his administration improperly rolled out regulations for self-driving trucks, a powerful labor union claimed in a new lawsuit with huge implications for California workers and Silicon Valley. The California Teamsters union is suing the Department of Motor Vehicles, other state agencies and their leaders for adopting new rules on autonomous trucks, Politico reported. The Golden State was the only one to ban large self-driving vehicles as powerful labor interests were concerned over the number of human truck drivers that would be displaced. But earlier this year, the DMV adopted new regulations that would undo that prohibition. That pissed off the Teamsters, which represents transportation workers, who view the rules as “an existential threat” to hundreds of thousands of union jobs, their lawsuit said. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day. Thanks for signing up! “The DMV irresponsibly, carelessly, and unlawfully kept the public in the dark about the true economic and human costs of the amended Autonomous Vehicle regulations,” Julie Gutman Dickinson, an attorney for the Teamsters, told Politico. “The only way to protect the public’s right to properly scrutinize regulations that will transform transportation in California is for the Court to order the DMV to immediately rescind the illegally enacted regulations.” The DMV and other state agencies declined to comment. The lawsuit alleges the DMV did not do a required economic study on the rules’ impacts and that economic costs were severely underestimated. The Teamsters claimed the DMV said that no jobs will be erased by
Aug 6, 2026 · via nypost.com
Gavin Newsom dragged to court in self-driving truck battle that could change state forever See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Gov. Gavin Newsom created an “existential threat” for 200,000 workers after his administration improperly rolled out regulations for self-driving trucks, a powerful labor union claimed in a new lawsuit with huge implications for California workers and Silicon Valley. The California Teamsters union is suing the Department of Motor Vehicles, other state agencies and their leaders for adopting new rules on autonomous trucks, Politico reported. The Golden State was the only one to ban large self-driving vehicles as powerful labor interests were concerned over the number of human truck drivers that would be displaced. But earlier this year, the DMV adopted new regulations that would undo that prohibition. That pissed off the Teamsters, which represents transportation workers, who view the rules as “an existential threat” to hundreds of thousands of union jobs, their lawsuit said. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day. Thanks for signing up! “The DMV irresponsibly, carelessly, and unlawfully kept the public in the dark about the true economic and human costs of the amended Autonomous Vehicle regulations,” Julie Gutman Dickinson, an attorney for the Teamsters, told Politico. “The only way to protect the public’s right to properly scrutinize regulations that will transform transportation in California is for the Court to order the DMV to immediately rescind the illegally enacted regulations.” The DMV and other state agencies declined to comment. The lawsuit alleges the DMV did not do a required economic study on the rules’ impacts and that economic costs were severely underestimated. The Teamsters claimed the DMV said that no jobs will be erased by
Aug 6, 2026 · via nypost.com
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) received approval to build a new greenfield truck manufacturing facility in the United States. Construction is expected to begin by the end of ’26 and production targeted for late ’29. DTNA has not yet disclosed the location, investment amount, production capacity, or which truck models will be built there. However, President and CEO John O’Leary said the company expects the purpose-built facility to become the largest U.S. truck manufacturing plant when complete. The new DTNA U.S. truck plant will expand manufacturing capacity for vocational and on-highway vehicles and is being designed around flexible production systems, advanced manufacturing technology, and the ability to respond to changing vehicle and market requirements. A Greenfield Plant Provides a ‘Blank Canvas’ DTNA has been considering a new greenfield manufacturing facility for several years, according to O’Leary and Jeff Allen, senior vice president of operations at DTNA. Unlike an existing facility that must be reconfigured around established assembly lines and infrastructure, O’Leary said a purpose-built plant gives DTNA an opportunity to incorporate new manufacturing processes from the beginning. “We also feel that a purpose-built facility, unlike most of our other ones that we have, really gives us a blank canvas to add capacity and build flexibility into our operations from day one,” O’Leary said. The facility is expected to incorporate a digital manufacturing backbone supporting technologies including AI, automation, and vision systems. Allen added that those technologies can make it faster and easier to adapt manufacturing processes as products become more complex and new production technology becomes available. DTNA intends to design the new operation with greater manufacturing flexibility from the outset. Efficiency will be another priority. “Anything we can do to make this the most efficient truck plant, not only in our network, but in the world is an absolute
Aug 6, 2026 · via fleetequipmentmag.com
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is facing a legal challenge from the Teamsters over the way the agency rolled out approval for self-driving commercial trucks. On August 5, 2026, Teamsters California filed suit against the California DMV in Alameda Superior Court, alleging that the agency “circumvented laws requiring the agency to study and publicly disclose the economic impacts of allowing self-driving heavy-duty trucks on the state’s roads, thereby denying the public meaningful input on the decision.” In late April 2026, the California DMV announced the adoption of new autonomous vehicle (AV) regulations allowing manufacturers to apply for permits to test and deploy heavy-duty autonomous vehicle technology on California roadways. Teamsters say that the California DMV ignored the California Administrative Procedure Act for enacting regulations when the AV rules were put into place. According to the suit, the California DMV cut corners to avoid the time and expense of a study by instead implementing “a shortcut process meant for minor regulatory updates with less than $50 million in costs or benefits in the first year after implementation.” Teamsters also said that the California DMV “failed to consider the safety risks to motorists sharing the road with self-driving trucks that are still being tested and have not been fully vetted.” The lawsuit further accuses the California DMV of threatening the jobs of hundreds of thousands of truck drivers operating in the state: “The deployment of Self-Driving Trucks, authorized by the regulatory changes, has the potential to eventually wipe out the jobs of more than 200,000 employee semi-truck drivers working across California. A similarly large number of self-employed drivers operating commercial vehicles weighing between 10,001 pounds and 25,999 pounds could also be impacted.“ The lawsuit asserts that “the DMV’s rushed process vastly underestimated the costs of deploying self-driving trucks, outrageously claiming
Aug 6, 2026 · via cdllife.com
The California Teamsters union has filed a lawsuit against several state agencies, including the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), over regulations that allow self-driving trucks on state roads. The lawsuit, seen by POLITICO before its official filing on Wednesday, claims that Governor Gavin Newsom's administration improperly implemented these regulations. The regulations, which were adopted in April, permit commercial trucks weighing over 10,001 pounds to operate autonomously on public roads. The Teamsters argue that these rules pose a significant threat to union jobs, potentially eliminating positions for over 200,000 semi-truck drivers in California. Julie Gutman Dickinson, an attorney representing the Teamsters, stated that the DMV failed to conduct a necessary economic study on the impact of these regulations, using an abbreviated process meant for minor updates. Governor Newsom previously vetoed labor-backed legislation that sought to limit autonomous technology in heavy trucks, citing sufficient existing oversight. However, the Teamsters hope that the next governor, possibly Xavier Becerra, will be more receptive to their concerns. Becerra has expressed support for keeping drivers in the cab of autonomous trucks. The lawsuit also highlights safety concerns, citing incidents in San Francisco where self-driving vehicles caused traffic disruptions. Despite these challenges, companies like Tesla argue that autonomous technology can improve road safety and address labor shortages. The DMV has not commented on the pending litigation, and the Department of Finance has yet to be served.
Aug 6, 2026 · via kfiam640.iheart.com
The Productivity Paradox Driving Mining's Autonomous Revolution Few industries face a productivity contradiction as stark as modern mining. While global manufacturing output per worker roughly doubled between 1997 and 2023, mining productivity moved in the opposite direction, declining by approximately 50% over the same period according to OECD data. The reasons are structural: ore grades are falling, deposits are found deeper underground, workforces are aging in key mining regions, and the physical risks of putting humans inside active quarry and tunnel environments continue to mount. The industry's answer to this convergence of pressures is increasingly mechanical, and the machines leading that response are the top autonomous mining vehicles now operating across five continents. Autonomous mining vehicles are no longer prototypes running on test tracks. They are commercially deployed, productivity-proven systems hauling hundreds of millions of tonnes annually across some of the world's largest resource operations. Understanding which platforms are setting the benchmark in 2026 requires more than reading payload specifications off a data sheet. It demands a closer look at system maturity, deployment scale, technology integration, and the emerging intersection of autonomy with decarbonisation. When big ASX news breaks, our subscribers know first Evaluating Autonomous Mining Vehicles: Beyond Raw Payload One of the most persistent misconceptions in this sector is that a larger payload automatically equals a better autonomous vehicle. In practice, a truck carrying 300 tonnes with a partially automated system will frequently deliver lower operational value than a 230-tonne vehicle running a fully integrated, fleet-managed autonomous platform with real-time diagnostics and route optimisation. A more useful evaluation framework considers four dimensions simultaneously: | Evaluation Dimension | What It Measures | |---|---| | Deployment Scale | Number of units commercially operating globally | | Technology Maturity | Years of autonomous operation and verified reliability | | Payload Capacity |
Aug 6, 2026 · via discoveryalert.com.au
On 5 August, during its Q2 earnings, Uber announced a commitment of more than US$10bn to its robotaxi aggregator strategy over the next few years, and it took pains to insist Waymo remains a “very, very important partner” despite the two companies actively winding down their partnership. Shares fell 4.8% anyway, after Uber’s third-quarter profit forecast came in below Wall Street expectations. During the call, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi framed the spending as a sign of strength rather than pressure and claimed Uber’s record US$2.8bn in quarterly free cash flow (and US$10.1bn over the trailing 12 months) gives it room to fund autonomous vehicle partners as they scale. It is moving quickly to ramp these partnerships into commercial services, of which seven are already live in various global cities. Khosrowshahi reiterated the company’s plans to reach as many as 15 by year-end, and 28 by 2028. The company’s best-known and arguably most prestigious partnership is—was—with Waymo, but tensions between the two companies have been readily apparent for months. Waymo quietly wound down its Phoenix robotaxi and food delivery arrangements with Uber in May 2026 and notified the company of plans to launch its own app in Austin and Atlanta from January 2028. This would effectively end exclusivity in both cities once the current contract lapses in May of that year. Uber has since confirmed that Waymo would likely depart from its platform when the contract lapses. Khosrowshahi appeared to acknowledge the tension while emphasising that there are no shortage of Waymo substitutes now out there: “we’re absolutely seeing a plethora of newer players in the AV ecosystem,” emphasising that Uber wants to avoid depending on any single partner. The rift primarily traces back to competing philosophies between the companies about distribution. Waymo has built direct customer relationships in every city
Aug 6, 2026 · via automotiveworld.com
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Federal authorities partnered with law enforcement in four states for an operation targeting “illegal, unvetted drivers and unsafe vehicles.” On August 4, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released results from Operation Highway Shield, which took place July 28 — 30, 2026, in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio. The operation involved state police agencies, inspectors from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). USDOT said that the purpose of the operation was to crack down on “unqualified foreign drivers operating big rigs across U.S. highways and freight corridors.” Hundreds Of Trucks And Drivers Ordered Off The Road See below for USDOT’s recap of the three-day multi-state effort: - Detained 51 illegal immigrants, including 21 drivers with non-domiciled commercial driver licenses (CDLs) issued by California and New York. - Placed 766 unsafe drivers and vehicles out-of-service. - Arrested 86 operators for dangerous behavior (including road rage and domestic violence). - Issued 36 violations for failing English Language Proficiency tests. Recovered nearly $1 million in stolen cargo. -A previous Operation Highway Shield took place in Florida in March, resulting in 176 drivers being taken out-ofservice, 54 of which were taken out-of-service for language deficiencies. What Are They Saying? “Every life lost from an illegal trucker behind the wheel of a big rig is a completely preventable tragedy – and this administration will not stand for it,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “Our new partnership with DHS builds on President Trump’s progress to secure our roads, eliminate fraud, and restore the integrity of trucking in America. I want to thank Secretary Mullin for collaborating with us on this mission as we continue to crack down on unqualified and unvetted foreign drivers. If you continue to illegally operate a big rig – your days
Aug 6, 2026 · via cdllife.com
CA, US & World Teamsters California Sues DMV Over Driverless Heavy-Duty Truck Testing Rules Teamsters California has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles, challenging the state's new regulations allowing the testing of driverless heavy-duty trucks on public roads. The union alleges the DMV did not properly evaluate the potential safety risks, economic impacts or possible job losses before adopting the regulations. According to the lawsuit, Teamsters California is asking the court to repeal the rules, arguing the public was not given a meaningful opportunity to review and comment on the proposed changes before they were approved. The regulations would allow testing of autonomous heavy-duty trucks on California roadways, a move that has drawn attention from both the transportation industry and labor groups. Teamsters California contends the state should have conducted a more comprehensive analysis of how the regulations could affect public safety and workers whose jobs may be impacted by autonomous vehicle technology. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has not yet filed a response to the lawsuit in court. The case could influence how California regulates autonomous commercial vehicles and the process state agencies use when adopting future transportation regulations. Explore: NBCPalmSprings.com, where we are connecting the Valley. By: NBC Palm Springs August 5, 2026
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Intelligent driving models are available for free, Jensen Huang released an open-source model late at night: the autonomous driving industry has entered the "Android moment" Late at night on August 4, Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, announced the official launch of the open-source model Alpamayo 2 Super for autonomous vehicles. This model will serve as a strong support for self-driving taxis, trucks, shuttles, delivery vehicles, tractors and other vehicle types in long-tail scenarios. (Source: Screenshot from X Platform) In recent years, with the rapid development of intelligent driving and AI, the industry's demand for computing power has remained high. As the world's largest provider of computing power chips, NVIDIA has reaped the dividends of the era, with its revenue and profit soaring all the way. Obviously, NVIDIA is not satisfied with the achievements it has made, and plans to stimulate the automotive industry's demand for computing power chips through Alpamayo 2 Super. Alpamayo 2 Super, the best partner for NVIDIA's hardware Alpamayo 2 Super was first released at the GTC 2026 Taipei conference on June 1 this year. Jensen Huang commented on it that "Alpamayo marks the transition of automobiles from pure driving to safety reasoning". Simply put, Alpamayo 2 Super is a 32-billion-parameter Vision-Language-Action (VLA) large model built based on Cosmos 3 Super Reasoner. Different from the "black box" mode of traditional end-to-end large models, Alpamayo 2 Super can explain every decision in natural language, so that drivers can understand exactly why it operates in this way, which can eliminate drivers' distrust of the vehicle's autonomous driving system. Alpamayo 2 Super also adds "Meta-Action" output, which can directly output high-level driving strategies such as yielding, emergency pullover, roundabout detour, and temporary parking, instead of only outputting underlying control quantities such as steering wheel angle and braking force, greatly simplifying
Aug 6, 2026 · via eu.36kr.com
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) â Teamsters California sued the Golden State on Wednesday over plans to allow autonomous commercial trucks on Golden State highways. The union, representing over 250,000 people in several industries, claims the Department of Motor Vehicles has ignored public concern and the California Administrative Procedure Act, opting instead to accelerate regulations allowing fully autonomous, commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds on public roads. It plans on enacting those regulations without a proper economic analysis needed for such a major rule. The tweaked automated vehicle regulations also would make small changes to existing rules allowing the testing of light-duty autonomous vehicles, like robotaxis. The Teamsters argue the changes will lead self-driving truck companies to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to exploit Californiaâs market. âThe deployment of self-driving trucks, authorized by the regulatory changes, has the potential to eventually wipe out the jobs of more than 200,000 employee semi-truck drivers working across California,â the Teamsters say in the complaint. “Despite this, the DMV rushed to promulgate these rules under the guise of amending existing light-duty autonomous testing regulations âwhich had already covered smaller autonomous vehicles like robotaxis or Waymos â in order to serve corporate interests, with little regard for the health, safety, or economic stability of everyday Californians and California businesses.â The group want an Alameda County judge to set aside the DMV’s amended AV regulations, prohibit the agency from enforcing them, and declare those regulations as major, meaning they must have an impact assessment completed. According to the Teamsters, the DMV said in April 2025 that it intended to change its autonomous vehicle regulations, including the prohibition on self-driving trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. That decision came about a decade after the state banned self-driving, heavy-duty vehicles, which led companies to develop the technology in other states. However,
Aug 6, 2026 · via courthousenews.com
Great Dane Flatbed Trailer Offers Light Weight and Strength Freedom Ultra is designed for a wide range of open-deck applications, including building materials, lumber, machinery, steel products, industrial freight, and coil hauling. Great Dane has added a new, lighter weight all-aluminum trailer to its Freedom flatbed offerings. Freedom Ultra was designed to increase payload capacity while also offering strength and durability. Freedom Ultra supports: - Concentrated loads from 60,000 to 72,000 pounds in a 4-foot span - Uniformly distributed loads (UDL) from 87,000 to 106,000 pounds - Demanding applications that require maximum performance and reliability Key Features of Great Dane's Freedom Ultra Trailer Include: - Strength-to-weight efficiency: Ultra offers one of the highest concentrated load-to-tare weight ratio in its class, according to Great Dane. - Welded main beam design: Great Dane said this offers 50% more rigidity than comparable products on the market, for better reliability and stability. It’s backed by a 10-year main beam warranty. - Safety: The Freedom Ultra features a bolted-on RIG30-compliant rear impact guard as standard that exceeds U.S. and Canadian safety standards. RIG30 passed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s tests for underride crashes of a midsize car in all three test modes: full-width, 50% overlap and 30% overlap. - Integrated J-Hook floor system: Fully boxed floorboards eliminate the need for floor screws. Optional J-hook tracks are built directly into the welded aluminum floor, offering flexible load securement options. - Full-height structural bulkheads: Full-height mid-span and suspension bulkheads help deliver consistent structural strength without outriggers, Great Dane said. It also creates space for longer dunnage storage. - Corrosion protection: The upper coupler, suspension brackets, and rear impact guard feature HDGV (hot-dipped galvanized) protection to help resist corrosion and extend component life. - Integrated FleetPulse telematics: Access to real-time trailer visibility across operations, asset tracking and
Aug 5, 2026 · via truckinginfo.com
Colorado law enforcement agencies recently conducted a commercial vehicle checkpoint that uncovered dozens of violations, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) said.
On July 30, 2026, DCSO partnered with the Colorado State Patrol Monument Port of Entry Mobile Scales to set up a mobile checkpoint for commercial vehicles on Chambers Road, just south of Mainstreet, in Douglas County.
See below for results from the one-day Douglas County detail:
- 63 Total trucks stopped
- 32 Full inspections conducted
- 50 Total violations found
- 7 Drivers placed out-of-service
- 5 Vehicles placed out-of-service
- 8 Tickets issued
- 6 Commercial driver’s license (CDL) violations
- 4 Seat belt violations
- 2 Drug or alcohol violations
- 1 License suspension
- 1 Proof of service served
“The goal of these mobile checkpoints is to ensure large trucks on our roads are operating safely and following the law,” DCSO said.
Aug 5, 2026 · via cdllife.com
The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Old Dominion Freight Lineâs Q2 Earnings Call Jabin Bastian / August 5, 2026 Old Dominion Freight Lineâs second quarter results were shaped by disciplined yield management and operational efficiency, leading to a strong improvement in profitability despite ongoing volume declines. Management credited a 10.4% increase in revenue and a 450-basis-point improvement in operating margin to ongoing network investments and a focus on account-level pricing, even as shipments fell year over year. CEO Marty Freeman highlighted that the companyâs service reliability and capacity investments allowed Old Dominion to maintain a 99% on-time record and attract incremental freight, positioning it favorably despite a soft demand environment. Is now the time to buy ODFL? Find out in our full research report (itâs free for active Edge members). Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Q2 CY2026 Highlights: - Revenue: $1.55 billion vs analyst estimates of $1.54 billion (10.4% year-on-year growth, 0.7% beat) - Adjusted EPS: $1.68 vs analyst estimates of $1.54 (9.4% beat) - Operating Margin: 29.9%, up from 25.4% in the same quarter last year - Sales Volumes fell 5.7% year on year (-7.3% in the same quarter last year) - Market Capitalization: $45.61 billion While we enjoy listening to the managementâs commentary, our favorite part of earnings calls is the analyst questions. Those are unscripted and can often highlight topics that management teams would rather avoid or topics where the answer is complicated. Here is what has caught our attention. Our Top 5 Analyst Questions From Old Dominion Freight Lineâs Q2 Earnings Call - Jonathan Chappell (Evercore ISI) asked about the timing and extent of freight shifting from truckload to LTL. CFO Adam Satterfield replied that Old Dominion is in the early stages of seeing this transition, with more runway for further freight migration as the
Aug 5, 2026 · via stockstory.org
Moove, UAE, raises funding for expansion of autonomous vehicle business
On August 5, Moove raised USD 250 million at a USD 2.1 billion valuation in a Series C funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company and co-led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s Growth Fund, and Ion Pacific. Other existing investors also contributed to this round.
The funding will support the expansion of Moove’s autonom....
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The Evocargo N1 autonomous freight truck has no steering wheel, no pedals, and no provision for a human being. It debuted before a general Russian public audience for the first time last week at Moscow's ProDvizheniye-2026 ("ProMotion-2026") automotive festival — and behind that milestone sits a fleet of more than 300 trucks that have been hauling freight daily across Russian industrial yards and distribution centers for years, unknown to most of the world. That makes the N1's public debut at VDNH more than a product showcase. It is the moment a commercially deployed autonomous trucking fleet — built without a cab from day one, operated by a Russian company, and running at a scale that US highway-focused autonomous vehicle programs have not yet achieved in their chosen domain — stepped out of locked-off industrial yards and into public view. No Cab, by Choice: The Architecture That Sets N1 Apart Nearly every major autonomous truck in the Western market was built by taking an existing cab-equipped vehicle and layering a self-driving stack on top. The Volvo VNL with Aurora's hardware bolted on. The Peterbilt 579 with Kodiak's sensors grafted to the roof. The logic was pragmatic: use a proven commercial truck platform, add the autonomy, and defer the structural redesign for later. EvoCargo made the opposite choice from the start. The N1 was designed with no cab — a space that would normally contain a driver's seat, steering column, and instrument panel instead houses a hardened compute module that serves as the truck's brain. This is not a modification. It is a purpose-designed space, with sensor mounts, compute placement, and weight distribution all conceived around the assumption that no human operator will ever sit inside. The result is what EvoCargo calls a fifth-generation autopilot, developed entirely in-house. The system's perception layer
Aug 5, 2026 · via techtimes.com
U.S. trailer orders declined in June, while cancellation rates improved, according to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report. Net U.S. trailer orders totaled 13,500 units, down approximately 7,300 units from May. That represented a 35% month-over-month (M/M) decline. Orders were also nearly 9% below June 2025 levels. Trailer Orders Slow Seasonally “After delivering counter to cyclical expectations results the past three months, net order intake in June slowed in seasonal fashion,” said Jennifer McNealy, director of commercial vehicle market research and publications at ACT Research. “Net U.S. trailer orders in June were 13,500 units, down about 7,300 units from May, a 35% month-to-month decrease. Compared to June 2025, this year’s intake was 1,300 units lower, nearly a 9% decrease.” Key June trailer market results included: - Net U.S. trailer orders: 13,500 units. - M/M change: down 35%. - Year-over-year (Y/Y) change: down nearly 9%. - Cancellation rate: 1.0% of backlog, down from 1.9% in May. - Backlog: down 5% M/M. Trailer Cancellation Rate Improves ACT said June’s cancellation rate fell to 1.0% of backlog, returning to the upper end of its target range after reaching 1.9% in May. “June’s cancellation rate of 1.0%, as a percentage of backlog, dropped from ‘elevated’ territory, and now sits at the top of the target range,” McNealy said. “Still, it is an improvement from May’s 1.9% cancellation rate.” McNealy added that elevated cancellations continued across most trailer segments, indicating the issue remained broad-based. Trailer Backlog Falls 5% Net orders have exceeded trailer production during four of the first six months of 2026, according to ACT. June was an exception. Approximately 4,500 more trailers were built than ordered, reducing the industry backlog by 5% M/M. “June was one of the four, as about 4,500 more trailers were built than ordered, shrinking
Aug 5, 2026 · via fleetequipmentmag.com
Top 10: Autonomous Mining Vehicles Mining vehicles have traditionally relied on diesel engines and human interaction, but companies are now turning to a more autonomous process. According to OECD data, productivity in manufacturing industries doubled between 1997 and 2023, while mining saw a 50% decrease. The equipment covers a range of mining operations, from rock mass transportation to navigation systems. Mining Digital has ranked the top autonomous mining vehicles. 10. KAMAZ-6559 Jupiter 30 CEO: Sergey Kogogin Headquarters: Tatarstan, Russia In September 2023, KAMAZ announced its pilot operation of the Jupiter 30, deploying the vehicle in the Kemerovo region’s coal mines. The vehicle is a 30-tonne cabless and autonomous mining dump truck that operates without human involvement. It is designed to transport loosened rock mass and ore, removing people from dangerous areas within a quarry. Jupiter 30 has 2D and 3D LiDAR radar units and ultrasonic sensors, alongside an integrated GPS/GLONASS satellite positioning system. 9. Sandvik Toro LH514E CEO: Stefan Widing Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden The Sandvik Toro LH514E is a 14-tonne cable-electric underground loader that holds AutoMine readiness. It is used for underground rock mining and operates both autonomously, and manually to meet different site requirements. The vehicle has onboard diagnostics, real-time tracking and automated steering sensors that work through slim underground tunnels. Sandvik says customers have “flexibility to upgrade from manual to autonomous operations at any time in the equipment’s lifespan”. 8. Scania Autonomous Heavy Tipper CEO: Christian Levin Headquarters: Södertälje, Sweden Scania opened orders for its 40-metric tonne autonomous heavy tipper in May 2024. The vehicle is monitored and manoeuvred by an intelligent control system that uses cameras, radars, LiDAR and GPS receivers. Its self-driving feature allows full integration into active mine sites, aiming to boost productivity and lower-emission hauling than traditional haulers. Scania’s vehicles are predominantly used by
Aug 5, 2026 · via miningdigital.com