Rivian is heading to court over a promise that some of its earliest customers say was never going to be kept. A class-action lawsuit accuses the EV maker of telling buyers their flagship R1T trucks and R1S SUVs would eventually drive themselves hands-free, when the company allegedly knew the hardware in those vehicles could never pull it off. For owners who spent big money expecting a feature that isn't coming, that is a serious accusation. It is not the only Rivian story raising eyebrows lately, either, as the company's CEO pay package recently became one of the largest in auto industry history. The complaint landed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and it puts a spotlight squarely on the first-generation R1T and R1S. What the owners are actually claiming At the heart of the case is the claim that Rivian sold these vehicles on the idea of hands-free, eyes-off driving. In industry terms that is Level 3 autonomy, a designation from the Society of Automotive Engineers. A Level 3 system can handle steering, acceleration, and braking on its own in certain situations, like highways or low-speed conditions, without the driver's hands on the wheel or eyes on the road. That does not mean the car becomes a robot you can nap in. The human is still expected to stay alert and take back control when the system asks. But it is a major leap beyond basic cruise control, and it is exactly the kind of capability that moves people to open their wallets. The plaintiffs argue Rivian dangled that capability for years and never delivered it on Gen 1 cars. A five-year promise, according to the suit This is where the story gets pointed. The lawsuit alleges that over a five-year stretch, Rivian ran
Jun 23, 2026 · via autos.yahoo.com
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Lucid Motors is laying off 18% of its workforce, or around 1,500 employees, just four months after the EV maker cut 12% of its staff. The company said on Monday that it has also “eliminated the second shift” of EV production at its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona. The cuts are part of a bid by Lucid’s new CEO, Silvio Napoli, to “simplify the company, sharpen execution, and position Lucid to become more competitive over time,” the company said in a statement. The layoffs come as the electric vehicle market in the United States has cooled, with major automakers pulling electric models from their own product plans. Marc Winterhoff, who served as interim CEO for more than a year until Napoli took the job, has also left the company. Winterhoff, Napoli, and the company had all previously said that Winterhoff would stay on as chief operating officer after stepping down as interim CEO. In a regulatory filing, Lucid Motors said it has eliminated the chief operating officer position entirely. This round of cuts comes as Lucid Motors works toward releasing its first mass-market vehicle later this year, the Lucid Cosmos SUV. The lower-cost EV is supposed to start at under $50,000 and put Lucid Motors on the path to profitability. Lucid Motors is also attempting to become a major player in the autonomous vehicle space, partnering with Uber and Nuro on a luxury robotaxi service slated to launch later this year in San Francisco. The company declined to comment on whether any of its programs are being mothballed. The Saudi Arabia-owned, publicly traded company has seen more than a dozen top executives leave over the last two years. Longtime CEO Peter Rawlinson abruptly resigned in February 2025; Chief Engineer Eric Bach was let go in late 2025, and filed a
Jun 22, 2026 · via techcrunch.com
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 22, 2026-- Big Joe Autonomous Solutions has debuted four new products at Automate 2026, expanding its lineup of scalable autonomous equipment designed to help customers address challenges with continued labor constraints while improving efficiency and productivity. The new AP44 fully autonomous pallet truck, ASC40 autonomous stacker, ATC100 autonomous tugger, and ACV40 autonomous three-wheel forklift will be showcased this week at Automate. Each of these autonomous solutions have been engineered with Big Joe’s industry proven lithium batteries and designed specifically to support facilities seeking approachable and flexible automation that can be deployed without major facility layout changes or infrastructure modifications. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260622465060/en/ “Customers are looking for practical and approachable automation that simply works within their existing operations, not systems that require a complete redesign of their facility,” said Nick Malewicki, GM of Big Joe Autonomous Solutions. “This new lineup is designed to help operations move materials more efficiently while giving teams access to simple, scalable technology that can deliver value immediately.” The AP44 The AP44 is a 4,400 lb. capacity autonomous pallet truck designed to augment the workforce by transporting palletized goods. In manual mode, it functions as a standard electric pallet truck. Semi-autonomous mode lets an operator engage the pallet, step away and let the unit handle transport and drop-off autonomously. Fully-autonomous mode requires no operator involvement, executing a variety of horizontal transport missions independently. Teams can run all three modes within the same operation, scaling autonomy task-by-task rather than committing to a single workflow. The ASC40 The ASC40 is an autonomous counterbalanced stacker that introduces hands-free vertical material movement for pallet staging, racking and line-side replenishment. A true robot with a 4,000 lbs. capacity, the ASC40 is optimized for autonomous operation only, with a compact footprint and the
Jun 22, 2026 · via rutlandherald.com
Welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning news roundup bringing you the biggest automotive headlines from around the world. Every item in The Downshift includes a link you can follow for the deeper story. Here’s your bulletin for Monday, June 22, 2026. 🤖 Xiaomi has set the first-ever record for a fully autonomous lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with its YU7 GT electric SUV clocking 10:29.483 around the famed circuit. As you’d expect from that time, it’s not a blistering run; the SUV reaches a top speed of 130 mph on the back straight, even though it has about 1,000 horsepower and once managed a 7-minute, 22-second lap with a human driver at the wheel. Still, as Xiaomi said, this effort is just a starting point, and it’ll be interesting to see how long it takes automakers to close that three-minute gap between man and machine, if that’s even possible. [Electrek] 🏭 Toyota is now manufacturing RAV4s in Kentucky, supplementing Canadian and Japanese production for the brand’s hottest vehicle. [Automotive News] 🛻 In other RAV4-related news, the SUV’s top engineer told an Australian outlet that while Toyota is not currently planning a unibody, RAV4-based pickup truck, the concept is “quite appealing,” and that, “deep in our heart of hearts, we all think, wouldn’t that be fun?” [Drive] 💸 “Porsche must be able to make money even with fewer cars,” CEO Michael Leiters told a German newspaper over the weekend, saying that the sports-car maker is planning to build fewer than the 280,000 it sold last year, and that he wants to bring back the 718 Boxster and Cayman models to bring in new customers. [Bloomberg] 🌍 BYD is serious about its expansion into Europe, with its VP of business for the region saying, “Our strategic goal
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Startup wants to bring driverless freight trucks to California's roads A Bay Area startup is trying to reinvent the semitruck by making the gas-guzzling giants electric, autonomous and designed for efficiency. Humble Robotics, founded last year in San Francisco, has raised $24 million to develop a cabless freight truck that lacks a steering wheel, gas pedal and driver's seat. The company says its reimagined truck could move freight across California and other states while saving money and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Humble Robotics emerged from stealth in April with seed funding led by Eclipse Capital, a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm, and Energy Impact Partners. The company is looking to capitalize on new regulations in California that could pave the way for autonomous trucks to hit public roads in the near future. But the technology still faces hurdles, experts said, and labor groups including the Teamsters are raising alarms over safety and availability of jobs. "We're building an electric autonomous platform for moving freight, and when we were conceiving the company, the goal was to move freight at the lowest possible cost," said Eyal Cohen, founder and chief executive of Humble Robotics. "We just want to bring everybody along into modernizing this technology." Cohen, who has spent nearly two decades working on electric and autonomous vehicles at companies including Uber, Apple and Waabi, said Humble's driverless truck, dubbed the Humble Hauler, could begin customer pilots within the year. In April, the California Department of Motor Vehicles revised its regulations for autonomous vehicles and lifted a ban on autonomous trucks weighing 10,001 pounds or more. Heavy-duty autonomous vehicles, however, are required to begin testing with a human safety driver and must complete 500,000 miles of testing at each stage of certification. Humble Robotics has not yet applied for a California DMV
Jun 22, 2026 · via detroitnews.com
Electrically powered solutions offer benefits especially during periods of high diesel prices By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief The engines powering the haul trucks at mining operations consume vast amounts of diesel, often measured in tons rather than liters. With a conflict in the Middle East disrupting the flow of oil, the increasing cost of diesel is eating away at profit margins at the mines. Interest in electrically powered equipment is high and, with the evolution of battery technology, the hybrid concept for an ultra-class haul truck is attracting more interest. For the mines that are concerned with reducing their carbon footprint, the hybrid concept also appears to be a winner. The reduction in diesel consumption is further accentuated if the mine draws power from a renewable source. More suppliers are also reporting milestones with autonomous haulage at mines. Last month, readers might recall that Komatsu celebrated its 1,000th autonomous hauler at the Cortez mine in Nevada. Earlier this year, Epiroc LinkOA and Cat reported developments with iron ore mines in Western Australia. While autonomous haulage solves problems in one area, its use can create issues in other areas. As an example, spillage during the haulage and loading cycle can cause tire damage if undetected. Fortunately, Kal Tire has developed a tool that identifies spillage and the dump areas and during the spotting process around the shovel. What follows is a collection of announcements from suppliers related to haul trucks. Hitachi Hosts Battery-powered Demo During May, Hitachi Construction Machinery (soon to be Landcros) invited miners from 25 companies to evaluate its battery-powered EH4000AC-3 at a Zambian copper mine, showcasing its potential to lower fuel costs in real-world applications. The EH4000AC-3 uses an overhead trolley charging system to propel the truck on grade and charge the battery. According to Hitachi, the gorup saw
Jun 22, 2026 · via e-mj.com
If you were paying attention to the news coming out of Eurosatory last week, one thing was extremely clear: Everyone (and we mean everyone) is making moves to go cross-domain. And that’s especially true for German defense darling Quantum Systems. Last week, the company made two announcements that solidify its status as very much not just a UAV company: First, the company announced that it’s teaming up with Daimler to build “automated transport vehicles” (drone trucks) for the German Armed Forces. Then, on Friday, the company announced that it had been selected (as part of its joint venture with Ukrainian UGV producer Tencore) to deliver 2,000 TerMIT UGVs to the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the next year. With that—plus the whole PULSE P19 super-drone thing at the Berlin Air Show—it looks like QS is pushing hard for that European neoprime title. Eye in the sky: Quantum Systems has been making a heck of a lot of news lately, so you’ll be familiar with their backstory. - The company was founded by a team led by Florian Seibel back in 2015 and started out building heavy-hitting ISR drones. - The company is now led by Seibel and co-CEO Sven Kruck, who joined the team in 2022. - Last year, the company raised a €160M ($186M) Series C and a €180M ($209M) Series C extension, both led by Balderton Capital. Then, in February, they scored another €150M ($178M) in financing. Buy it up: They’ve used a lot of that cash money to expand way (and we mean way) beyond their aerial drone origins. - Late last year, the company bought up ground autonomy company FERNRIDE, which the company at the time said “[expanded] its leadership position from air and software intelligence to autonomous ground mobility, creating a connected, cross-domain offering for intelligent
Jun 22, 2026 · via tectonicdefense.com
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With the Automated Vehicles Act creating a pathway from trials to commercial deployment, and autonomous taxi services expected on UK roads later this year, Voltempo’s Michael Boxwell explains why autonomous HGVs could be closer than many think If autonomous taxi services are set to become a reality on UK roads, could autonomous HGVs be far behind? According to a new report from the eFREIGHT Autonomous consortium, the UK now has a clear pathway to become one of the world’s leading autonomous freight markets. Led by Voltempo alongside Connected Places Catapult and autonomous vehicle design specialist Berkeley Coachworks, the study concludes that autonomous freight is moving from research and demonstration projects into early commercial deployment internationally, while the UK’s combination of legislation, logistics expertise and innovation capability creates the conditions for early deployment. “We’ve focused on understanding where autonomous freight can deliver genuine operational value for UK fleets and what conditions are needed to make deployment practical,” explains Michael Boxwell, corporate development officer at Voltempo. “What’s become clear is that this is no longer a future concept. The technology, legislation and commercial interest are all moving forward quickly.” The report identifies hub-to-hub motorway trunking and intermodal shuttle operations as the most viable starting points for autonomous freight in the UK. More importantly, it concludes that the opportunity extends far beyond the vehicles themselves, encompassing software, safety assurance, systems integration, operations and even the design of an entirely new generation of freight vehicles. A regulatory head start For all the attention given to autonomous vehicle developments in the US and China, the report identifies the UK’s regulatory framework as one of its biggest advantages. The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 provides the legal foundation for self-driving vehicles in Great Britain, establishing how autonomous systems will be authorised and where responsibility sits when the
Jun 22, 2026 · via greenfleet.net
Prepared by the infoerdve.lt editorial team based on a press release published by ELTA. Nearly half of Lithuanian residents say they would not feel safe riding in a car without a driver. At the same time, Lithuania has become the second country in Europe after the Netherlands to open the way for more advanced Tesla autonomous driving technology. The two facts point to a gap between technical and regulatory progress and public confidence. The change does not mean that fully driverless cars are about to appear widely on Lithuanian roads. For now, a human driver remains responsible for controlling the vehicle. 45 percent do not trust a driverless car A survey commissioned by Citadele Bank found that only 11 percent of Lithuanian residents would feel completely safe in an autonomous car without a driver. Another 38 percent said they would feel only partly safe. The largest group remains sceptical: 45 percent of respondents said they did not trust the technology. These figures measure public attitudes, not actual road safety, so they do not prove how people would behave after seeing such systems work in everyday travel. The survey also showed that opinions may shift when people are given more information. After respondents were told that autonomous cars could theoretically reduce the number of traffic accidents and deaths by up to 80 percent, 31 percent said they would feel safe in them. The share of those who did not trust the technology would fall from 45 percent to 16 percent. That 80 percent figure was presented in the survey as a theoretical scenario for testing attitudes. It should not be read as a result already confirmed on Lithuanian roads. Lithuania joins the Netherlands, but drivers remain necessary The new situation concerns advanced Tesla driver assistance functions. Such systems can take over
Jun 22, 2026 · via infoerdve.lt
Driverless taxis are due to start carrying passengers in London this year, and a new report argues that the way planners respond over the next three years will shape Britain’s towns long after the technology stops being a novelty. It was written by the Institute for Driverless Transport (IfDT), an independent research body, and published by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), the professional body for around 27,000 planners across the UK. This year’s robotaxi launch will put the UK among the world’s most competitive driverless-vehicle markets, behind only the US, China and the United Arab Emirates. Three firms plan to run robotaxis in London, as early as September, with Waymo already testing more than 100 cars there. Driverless delivery robots are working in Barnsley, and 68 self-driving trucks now run at the Port of Felixstowe. IfDT focuses on the under-considered consequences of autonomous vehicles. Counterintuitively, a driverless vehicle is not automatically an efficient one. In Waymo’s California operations, more than four in ten robotaxi miles carry no passenger. An empty car still takes up road space, and the Institute points to the kerbside as the first pressure point, where pick-ups, drop-offs and deliveries will compete for the same few metres. As car ownership falls, the need for parking could fall with it, freeing land now given to car parks for new homes, green space and town centre regeneration, especially where land is most valuable. Shared services can also open up travel for people who cannot drive, and McKinsey estimates the cost per mile may drop below both car ownership and existing public transport. Badly managed, the same vehicles add miles and congestion. The Institute is clear that driverless services should complement walking, wheeling and public transport, not crowd them out. It argues that planners already hold the tools to
Jun 22, 2026 · via phtm.co.uk
Ethan Thornton dropped out of MIT at 19 to build weapons. The first one, a hydrogen-powered system he prototyped with parts from Home Depot and Amazon, didn’t work out — “hydrogen was just a bad bet in general,” he told me this past week at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in Los Angeles. Three years later, his company, Mach Industries, is running six weapons programs and earlier this month closed a $300 million Series C round at a $1.8 billion valuation. The startup has now raised roughly $485 million altogether. Thornton grew up in Burnet, Texas, a town with roughly 6,500 residents, in a family with deep military ties. Around 2017 or 2018 — when he was still in his early teens — he started becoming, by his own account, “really, really concerned” about the rise of China and what he saw as an impending great-power conflict. That concern eventually sharpened into a conviction that unmanned systems were about to redefine warfare, and that the U.S. was moving too slowly to meet the moment. What that looks like in practice, midway through 2026, is those six simultaneous weapons programs and a company that has a lot to prove instead of focusing on one thing, getting that right, and then expanding. Thornton is aware that Mach’s diffuse focus creates some lingering questions for outsiders. “It’s very hard,” he volunteered Thursday night. But he doesn’t think defense rewards the kind of single-minded focus that rocket launch, say, demands. “It is a chess game you’re playing with an adversary,” he said, “with hundreds of different products that need to be shipped if we want security.” Pick just one, he suggested, and you’ve already lost the game. These aren’t simple products. Mach is working on a vertical-takeoff strike aircraft, a long-range anti-ship missile, two stratospheric systems,
Jun 22, 2026 · via techcrunch.com
China's Heavy Trucks Explore the Road to Large-Scale Smart Driving
A heavy truck starts moving--without anyone driving it. In Xi'an, autonomous trucking is entering real-world operations.
A heavy truck starts moving--without anyone driving it. In Xi'an, autonomous trucking is entering real-world operations.
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Japan relies on foreign workers to secure its transportation capacity Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments TOKYO - “Check left and right. Check behind. All clear.” In mid-May, three Vietnamese men in their 20s and 30s were undergoing training to become truck drivers at a base of Tokyo-based logistics company Nakano Shokai in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture. The men arrived in Japan at the end of January and were granted a five-year residence status under the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) programme. They have already obtained Japanese driver’s licences and are currently learning Japanese traffic rules and culture. They are scheduled to begin working in inter-company logistics using medium-sized trucks in the Kanto region by the end of 2026. Nakano Shokai is a subsidiary of Yamato Holdings, the parent company of major parcel delivery firm Yamato Transport. It employs around 700 drivers. While the company is not currently facing a driver shortage, its managing director Yusuke Takada has expressed a strong sense of urgency, saying, “Unless we hire foreign drivers, we’ll inevitably see a decline in our transport capacity in the future.” The trend of hiring foreign drivers for logistics is spreading throughout the industry. Starting in 2027, Yamato HD plans to hire up to 500 Vietnamese drivers in Japan over a five-year period. Logistics giant SBS Holdings, meanwhile, plans to have foreign nationals make up about 30 per cent of its drivers - approximately 1,800 people - within 10 years. The trend is driven by a projected decline in the number of drivers due to Japan’s aging population and low birth rate. According to the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry’s Labour Force Survey, driver numbers in the road freight transport industry have remained flat. On the other hand, the proportion of drivers aged 50 and over has been
Jun 22, 2026 · via straitstimes.com
Zijin Mining couldn’t find an ultra-class electric haul truck that could get the job done at its Wulagen mine in Wuqia County, Xinjiang, so they designed their own: a 140-ton BEV haul truck with a huge, 770 kWh swappable battery pack. Then they built 290 of them. (!) Xinjiang Zijin Zinc is one of the largest mining operations in China, and the world. Despite its size, however, this zinc mine is surprisingly clean, using a smart, zero-carbon transport loop involving local wind, solar, and battery energy storage resources to slash carbon emissions, and costs. As such, choosing to transition its truck fleet from diesel to battery power was a no-brainer. The energy cost per tonne kilometre for electric mining trucks is only about RMB0.177, compared to as high as RMB0.68 when using fossil energy. In addition, the safety and operating efficiency of electric mining trucks have notable advantages over diesel trucks. With fewer complex transmission components … these trucks have a much lower failure rate than that of fossil fuel vehicles. Moreover, the simpler operation of electric vehicles reduces the risk of accidents due to operational errors. Finding an electric haul truck that could meet the mine’s needs and fit into both its established infrastructure and budget proved to be more challenging than expected – but Xinjiang Zijin had an idea, the Longking CEO’s direct number, and whatever the Chinese equivalent of an Adidas gym bag full of cash is. Co-developed by Zijin and Longking, the LK220E is a unique, 140-ton-class electric haul truck equipped with a whopping 770 kWh battery pack that, according to Zijin, is the world’s largest swappable battery. And, with battery swaps taking just four minutes, the LK220E can spend more time hauling and less time charging. Exactly what Zijin needs to keep the dirt moving,
Jun 21, 2026 · via electrek.co
Earlier this week, at TechCrunch’s newest StrictlyVC event in Los Angeles, Shinkei Systems founder Saif Khawaja and Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov sat down for a conversation that kept circling back to a question that doesn’t usually come up at a venture event: How do you know if a fish is stressed out? It’s a fair question for Khawaja to field, since his company, Shinkei, has built its entire business around the answer. Shinkei makes a refrigerator-sized robot called Poseidon that fishermen install on their boats. The machine scans each fish with computer vision, identifies the species, and locates the brain. It then pierces the brain and severs the gills, so the fish dies before it can thrash or suffocate. It may not sound so compassionate, but it’s much better than the alternative, which is a slow death over a few minutes to an hour that floods the fish with stress hormones and lactic acid, which dulls flavor and shortens shelf life. The whole thing is an automated, industrial-scale version of ike jime, a centuries-old Japanese technique traditionally performed dockside by trained fishermen at the moment of catch. By killing the fish instantly and draining its blood, ike jime delays decomposition long enough for the flesh to be safely aged for days, sometimes longer, before it’s served. That aging period is what gives top-tier sashimi its concentrated, umami-heavy flavor, as enzymes slowly break down the muscle. Khawaja’s origin story is somewhat unusual for a hardware pitch. He grew up taking fishing trips with his family in the Middle East, and the idea for Shinkei didn’t click until college, when he read an essay by an animal rights philosopher titled “If Fish Could Scream.” Its premise was that fish lack vocal cords, so the suffering most of them experience on the
Jun 21, 2026 · via techcrunch.com
Autnmy AI launches Road to Autonomy Index and ranks robotaxi leaders A new real time index promises to settle long running debates over who leads autonomous driving, revealing surprising regional strengths and fleet dynamics. As stated by Techcrunch TechCrunch Mobility presents an overview of the latest trends in the world of robotaxis and autonomous transport: how technologies, regulation, and business models intersect in the rapidly growing urban mobility sector. The article gathers data and analytics to help understand where the market for autonomous taxis is heading. Today in the United States, Juneteenth is observed – a federal holiday that symbolizes the end of slavery. About ten years ago, the industry actively debated who would win the race for autonomous cars. One of the main obstacles was the lack of a reliable metric to measure progress: many demos and investments, but limited specifics for a broad audience. The startup Autnmy AI, specializing in consulting and research, launched a generative AI platform to create a system of comparative scores. It compares autonomous driving companies in real time. Recently the company released Road to Autonomy Index, which collects data from global public databases, government reports, SEC documents, public exchanges, and other sources. The system evaluates operational scale, profitability, partnerships, manufacturing, and safety based on these data and updates the ranking every 12 hours. There are four indexes that rank robotaxis, companies issuing autonomous driving licenses, autonomous trucks, and deliveries. We agreed at the outset that we do not collect information. If it is publicly available or if it is covered by a Creative Commons license, we will use that information. We also have some licensed data for which we pay people, and that is also covered by the agreement. – Rob Grant The indexes are global in scope, allowing comparisons of market players’
Jun 21, 2026 · via mezha.net
An interesting new development is taking place at Tesla (TSLA) in terms of the Semi-truck. The tech & AI-based automaker has started ground-truthing validation to enable autonomous features and Full Self-Driving (FSD) on the Tesla Semi. Yesterday, a Tesla owner and enthusiast spotted a Tesla Semi in Sunnyvale, California. The odd-looking equipment installed on the cabin’s exterior grabbed Danny’s attention a little more. Interestingly, the apparatus attached to the Tesla Semi is used for ground-truthing. Ground truthing is a machine learning process that validates real-world data for AI machine learning. This data is based on ground realities rather than assumptions or remote observations. The research paper on the ACM Digital Library explains Ground Truthing as: Ground truth is mainly used in supervised approaches of machine learning and describes the process of data labelling and the creation of a ground truth data set. But in generative and unsupervised methods the term can also be found. Although the term then takes a different shape, it always hints at the fundamental fact, that symbols inside a computer need to be grounded in the physical and empirical world. By tracing the term’s conceptual genealogy and by presenting different use cases. This is not the first time a Tesla vehicle has been seen with this type of equipment. Tesla used similar equipment on Model Y Robotaxis last year before announcing a geofenced service in Austin, Texas. Tesla Model Ys were once again spotted with the same data validation hardware on the city streets of Austin, TX, even after the launch of the Robotaxi Service. The Tesla Semi-truck is designed for the future. It has a very different cabin design with the steering wheel in the center. As Tesla is progressing on the Full Self-Driving front, its future vehicles need to be capable of as many
Jun 21, 2026 · via teslaoracle.com
Humble Robotics raises $24M to develop driverless freight trucks The stealth startup unveiled a cabless electric Class 8 truck designed for dock-to-dock container hauling, backed by Eclipse and Energy Impact Partners. A startup you’ve never heard of just rolled out of stealth with $24 million, a cabless electric truck, and a plan to replace one of the most labor-starved jobs in America. Humble Robotics emerged publicly on April 21 with its flagship vehicle, the Humble Hauler, a driverless Class 8 freight truck built specifically for moving containers between docks. The $24 million seed round was led by Eclipse, with Energy Impact Partners and RedBlue Capital also participating. What the Humble Hauler actually is The Humble Hauler has no cab at all. No steering wheel, no driver’s seat, no windshield wipers. It’s a purpose-built machine designed from scratch for a single job: hauling freight containers from one dock to another. The specs are practical rather than flashy. A top speed of 55 mph and a maximum range of 200 miles. Zero emissions. The truck uses what the company describes as a vision-language-action AI model paired with 360-degree sensor coverage, which combines computer vision with language-based reasoning to navigate real-world driving scenarios. The first prototype was completed in under six months. The team and the market they’re targeting CEO Eyal Cohen previously worked at Apple, Uber, and Waabi. The founding team includes veterans from Tesla, Waymo, and Cruise. The US truck freight market sits at roughly $906 billion, and the industry has been struggling with a chronic driver shortage for years. The American Trucking Associations has consistently flagged this as a structural problem, not a cyclical one. By focusing on dock-to-dock container transport rather than coast-to-coast long haul, Humble Robotics is constraining its problem set to routes that are shorter, more predictable,
Jun 21, 2026 · via cryptobriefing.com