Recently, the Region of Madrid approved Uber, WeRide and AVOMO to begin mapping and testing autonomous passenger rides in Madrid, with the first rides expected by the end of 2026.
Pony.ai and Verne announced the first autonomous test drives from Zagreb Airport to the business district of Croatia's capital using their technology powered by Nvidia chips.
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EU Tech Loop previously reported that seven out of 10 fatal accidents could be prevented by introducing driverless cars in the European Union.
The good news is that in autonomous mobility, we can see a massive shift by European regulators towards embracing innovation on the road.
Sep 18, 2026 · via sg.news.yahoo.com
China's autonomous mining industry has decisively moved past the "demonstration project" era dominated by single-vehicle showcases and closed-scenario validation.
Economic advantages accelerate adoption The core driver pushing autonomous mining trucks from concept to deployment is the economic advantage now fully validated under extreme operating conditions.
"Fewer people means safer; no people means safest" has become an industry consensus, and autonomous mining trucks are transitioning from peripheral auxiliary tools to core production assets.
Divergent supply chain performance and overseas expansion Autonomous mining trucks are already generating measurable revenue uplift for listed companies across the supply chain, though the earnings logic differs markedly by segment.
Tongli Heavy Industry (920599.BJ) has shipped over 3,000 autonomous mining trucks, with first-half total revenue of 3.563 billion yuan (approximately $531.9 million), up 12.13% year-on-year.
Sep 18, 2026 · via finance.biggo.com
Virginia does not have autonomous vehicles on the road, at least not yet.
Now, in the 21st century, people are worried about the innovation of autonomous vehicles bringing driverless cars and trucks to the roads.
Delegate David Reid is a Democrat from Loudoun County who has been working with a group of lawmakers to come up with safety standards.
"We were really working on how we were going to define that, because is it safer than the average impaired human driver?
Is it safer than the average human driver under normal operating conditions?
Sep 18, 2026 · via whro.org
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT | CAT Price Prediction) trades at $798.51 versus a consensus analyst target of $975.61, implying about 22% upside.
The real question is whether this milestone changes the case for a stock whose earnings are carried by something else entirely.
Analysts have posted 23 upward revisions to fiscal 2026 EPS in the past 30 days and zero downward revisions.
Across 28 analysts, 1 rates it Strong Buy, 13 Buy, 12 Hold, 1 Sell, and 1 Strong Sell.
Upward EPS revisions, the $72 billion backlog, and pushing autonomy down to the Cat 775 class all point in the same direction.
Sep 18, 2026 · via 247wallst.com
Washington — A survey on the most critical issues facing the trucking industry is now open.
Conducted annually by the American Transportation Research Institute – the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, the survey asks respondents to rank their top three issues from a list of 27.
The list includes: Federal hours-of-service rules Safe truck parking Autonomous trucks Fraud related to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device mandate Respondents can also submit concerns not included on the list.
The deadline for completing the survey is Oct. 2.
Results are slated to be released Oct. 18 during the 2026 ATA Management Conference and Exhibition in Charlotte, NC.
Sep 17, 2026 · via safetyandhealthmagazine.com
On the software subscription model of Robotruck, Chinese enterprises including DeepWay have already started relevant practices.
It is worth noting that after the release of the Semi electric heavy truck, Morgan Stanley immediately released a research report on Tesla.
Looking at the Semi truck opportunity alone, Morgan Stanley analysts estimate that its value can reach $20 per share, equivalent to a market value of about $80 billion.
Morgan Stanley expects that Tesla is expected to charge an autonomous driving software subscription fee of $0.85 to $1.00 per mile for Semi.
This shows that the monthly software revenue of one autonomous Semi is equivalent to the FSD revenue of about 120-180 passenger cars.
Sep 17, 2026 · via eu.36kr.com
The companies intend to examine how real-world logistics processes, operational requirements and vehicle data can support the development of autonomous electric trucks.
The first European-built production electric truck was later handed over to DHL Freight for use in the Netherlands.
A new electric axle and lighter electronics for future trucks SuperPanther also presented the next generation of its EverDrive electric axle.
1,000 trucks planned for Europe by the end of 2027 SuperPanther has also set more immediate delivery targets.
These targets provide a nearer-term test of the manufacturer’s longer-term plans: SuperPanther has previously said it wants to put 16,000 electric trucks on European roads by 2030.
Sep 17, 2026 · via trans.info
Crushed rock and aggregate materials supplier Luck Stone is celebrating the milestone of 3.5 million tons of quarry production transported via autonomous CAT trucks at the miner’s Virginia operations.
The 18-month pilot with hauling equipment partner Caterpillar Inc. went live beginning November 2024 at Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry.
"At Luck Stone, we've always believed innovation should ignite human potential," said Travis Chewning, Luck Stone vice president of engineering & operations support.
Family-owned Luck Stone has produced crushed stone and other materials from its quarries for more than 100 years.
The collaboration with Caterpillar achieved its first million tons moved by autonomous trucks within eight months of the pilot project’s start.
Sep 17, 2026 · via energytech.com
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Sep 17, 2026 · via ohiocapitaljournal.com
The Minneapolis City Council is considering a proposal to effectively ban driverless robotaxis, as several council members push to protect the jobs of more than 10,000 rideshare drivers in the state.
That’s what happened the last time the Minneapolis City Council took on Big Tech rideshare companies.
While Minneapolis City Council members are trying to save jobs, autonomous vehicle companies and their backers say they’re more concerned about saving lives.
The prospect of autonomous vehicles soon entering Minnesota just two years after the state enacted minimum pay rates has some Uber and Lyft drivers feeling like they’re starting over.
“We are back again to square one,” said Eid Ali, president of the Minnesota Uber/Lyft Drivers Association, who led a yearslong campaign for higher wages.
Sep 17, 2026 · via minnesotareformer.com
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, test operations of 24 autonomous trucks for parcel delivery are planned to begin by mid-November.
As Asharq Al-Awsat reports, the pilot project is being implemented by Abdul Latif Jameel Motors under a memorandum with Chinese company Zeelos Technology, which specializes in autonomous driving technologies.
Pilot parcel delivery Abdul Latif Jameel Motors’ general manager for mobile solutions projects, Ammar Baterdok, said the trials will begin after geospatial mapping is completed and the autonomous driving systems are trained on local roads.
The company expects autonomous trucks to reduce personnel and maintenance costs and operate around the clock, except for charging time.
Abdul Latif Jameel Motors is also exploring the possibility of delivering goods by drones after the necessary regulations and licenses are introduced.
Sep 16, 2026 · via ua.news
Irving, Texas-based Caterpillar Inc. and Luck Stone, a Richmond, Virginia-based producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, have announced that they will expand their autonomous hauling technology collaboration.
Following more than 18 months of autonomous hauling at Luck Stone's Bull Run quarry, Caterpillar says the companies are expanding the technology to two additional Virginia operations.
In the pilot, Caterpillar implemented its Cat MineStar Command for Hauling system at the Bull Run quarry on a fleet of 777G trucks.
For Luck Stone, the company says technology is most valuable when it helps associates create safer, more consistent operations.
“At Luck Stone, we've always believed innovation should ignite human potential,” says Travis Chewning, Luck Stone vice president of engineering and operations support.
Sep 16, 2026 · via cdrecycler.com
That would just be an Einride autonomous truck delivering groceries to a freundlich neighborhood grocery store.
The deployment marks another step toward commercial deployment of driverless freight vehicles, a move already seen across both Europe and the US.
The news is significant because Germany is Europe’s largest road freight market and has some of the continent’s strictest safety regulations governing autonomous vehicles.
Unlike many autonomous trucking demos that remain geofenced to test routes or industrial sites, the Einride truck is used in Lidl’s day-to-day logistics operation.
“Intelligence creates efficiency, and that is the backbone for permanently reliable product availability,” said Thomas Dangelmayer, head of operational logistics at Lidl in Germany.
Sep 16, 2026 · via autoweek.com
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%.
Sep 16, 2026 · via zacks.com
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
This means the stock market trends they manifest play out over the same time periods.
Of course, our love for the moonshot drives a lot of action in the stock market.
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.
If you’re looking to hit a grand slam home run in the stock market, consider a stake in AUR.
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