Einride and EASE Logistics say driverless electric trucks are now operating daily on Ohio roads as part of the Ohio-Indiana Truck Automation Corridor Project.
The companies announced Monday that two SAE Level 4 autonomous electric trucks are running scheduled routes between EASE Logistics facilities in Marysville, carrying freight on EASE property and local public roads.
That information will help the companies determine how autonomous freight operations could expand in the future.
–Henrik Green, CTO at Einride The deployment is EASE Logistics’ third autonomous trucking project with DriveOhio.
EASE Logistics is a privately held logistics company based in Columbus.
Oct 6, 2026 · via peakofohio.com
Kodiak Robotics and IKEA Supply are preparing to launch fully driverless freight operations in Texas later this year, building on a four-year autonomous trucking partnership between the companies.
IKEA will become Kodiak’s launch customer for driverless freight operations, with trucks operating without a human safety driver in the cab.
The companies have spent the past four years testing autonomous freight operations in Texas.
The company says the forthcoming deployment is intended to become the foundation for wider driverless freight operations rather than a one-off demonstration.
The company says its work with IKEA has helped it move from autonomous vehicle testing toward an operational driverless freight service.
Oct 6, 2026 · via roboticsandautomationnews.com
California is home to many autonomous vehicle developers, but until recently its regulations prohibited driverless trucks.
Unfortunately, this compromise wasn’t enough for the California Teamsters union, which filed suit this month challenging the DMV’s new rules on procedural grounds.
The amended California autonomous vehicle rules were approved in April after a two-year process that included robust public input.
Yet, this still proved insufficient for the California Teamsters union, which represents truck drivers and filed suit in August challenging the new DMV rules on procedural grounds.
The California DMV’s methodical multiyear process maintained the most stringent autonomous vehicle regulations in the country.
Oct 5, 2026 · via theadvocates.org
Kodiak is gearing up to deploy its fully driverless semi trucks on highways later this year, starting with Ikea.
I took a ride to see the autonomous tech in action.
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Timecode chapters 0:00 Intro 0:33 Kodiak AI 1:22 Ride along 3:00 Interview with Kodiak COO 3:30 Sensor pod 3:45 GigaFusionNet 5:18 Conclusion Video credits Host: Abrar Al-Heeti Scripted by: Abrar Al-Heeti Producer: Celso Bulgatti Camera: Celso Bulgatti Video editor: Celso Bulgatti Thumbnail designer: Zooey Liao
Oct 5, 2026 · via mashable.com
Yet, I got a first look at the product and can safely say that this juicer lives up to the Vitamix name.
Announced on Monday and available for purchase on Oct. 15, the MaxExtract Cold Press Juicer uses slow-masticating technology to extract juice from fruits, veggies and leafy greens.
The MaxExtract is easy to operate Assembling the juicer took less time and effort than I expected.
By comparison, the MaxExtract is narrower and shallower than the $599 Nama J2 Cold Press Juicer, which measures 17.7 by 9.8 by 9 inches and weighs 12.1 pounds.
Vitamix MaxExtract availability and price
Oct 5, 2026 · via cnet.com
But in most cities, driverless cars have yet to surface at all.
Still, autonomous vehicles of all sizes and purposes continue to crop up in various regions.
Founded in 2018, it set out to deploy semi trucks on highways without a human behind the wheel, and it’s getting close to realizing that vision.
“An autonomous truck [has a] 360-degree view of the world, [and] will actually never get drowsy, never get tired, never get distracted.
“Before launching an autonomous truck, it gets inspected, it gets fueled, it gets prepared for the run,” Wiesinger said.
Oct 5, 2026 · via cnet.com
Kodiak AI reported second-quarter fiscal year 2026 revenue of $3.5 million, representing a 91% quarter-over-quarter increase.
Metric Q2FY26 Prior Quarter Change Revenue $3.5 million $1.8 million* +91% Driverless Trucks 35 28 +7 Free Cash Flow -$38 million N/A Beat Guidance Cash & Equivalents $151 million N/A Stable *Note: Prior quarter revenue derived from 91% QoQ growth statement.
What the Numbers Show Revenue growth of 91% QoQ is significantly outpaced by the 25% increase in driverless truck count (from 28 to 35).
Guidance Outlook For the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, Kodiak AI expects driverless truck deployments to reach the high 30s.
Don Burnette, founder and CEO of Kodiak AI, described the collaboration as a milestone for launching long-haul driverless operations.
Oct 5, 2026 · via scanx.trade
We ended Q2 FY 2026 with 35 driverless trucks, in line with our expectations and up from 28 in the prior quarter.
Don Burnette, CEO Yeah, sure.
Don Burnette, CEO Yeah, our bullishness on defense continues to be really strong as it has been in the previous quarters.
Don Burnette, CEO Well, as a reminder, our safety case process consists of a series of claims.
Don Burnette, CEO Yeah, this is primarily ROI that's passed on to the customer.
Oct 5, 2026 · via benzinga.com
Its latest Gen7 autonomous system incorporates lessons from the Gen6 system deployed in the Permian Basin, according to Burnette.
For industrial customers, Kodiak generally charges a fixed monthly operating fee.
According to Burnette, Kodiak can expand across more than 29 states, including coast-to-coast routes following the opening of California.
About Kodiak AI (NASDAQ:KDK) Kodiak AI, Inc develops autonomous vehicle technology designed primarily for the trucking and logistics industries.
The article "Kodiak AI Targets Year-End Driverless Dallas-Houston Trucking Launch With IKEA" was originally published by MarketBeat.
Oct 4, 2026 · via finance.yahoo.com
A driverless freight service is planned for a 219-mile section of Interstate 45 in Texas later this year, carrying IKEA goods between the Houston and Dallas areas without a human in the cab.
The service will operate primarily between facilities in Houston and the Dallas area, forming part of an established 292-mile route linking IKEA’s distribution centre in Baytown with its store in Frisco.
The planned launch follows four years of autonomous deliveries for IKEA using a safety observer.
Safety case remains critical The deployment is dependent on completion of a highway safety case covering the defined operating area.
It also operates driverless trucks commercially in the Permian Basin, although that fleet is not expected to move onto public roads until early 2027.
Oct 4, 2026 · via logisticsbusiness.com
Piecyk noted Wayve rides in San Francisco are friends-only, not public, and that supervised rides are also running in London.
Piecyk noted that fleets are more important globally than the variable-driver rideshare model, which creates peak-hour opportunities for third-party fleets.
Based on available information, the Zoox vehicle appeared stuck in the intersection and was struck from behind by a Nissan.
Piecyk noted that fleets are more important globally than the variable-driver rideshare model, which creates peak-hour opportunities for third-party fleets.
Based on available information, the Zoox vehicle appeared stuck in the intersection and was struck from behind by a Nissan.
Oct 4, 2026 · via finance.biggo.com
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The company operates through Industrial Operations - Trucks, Industrial Operations - Construction Equipment, Industrial Operations - Buses, Industrial Operations - Volvo Penta, Industrial Operations - Group Functions & Other, and Financial Services segments.
It also provides haulers, wheel loaders, excavators, road construction machines, and compact equipment under the Volvo, SDLG, and Rokbak brands.
It serves customers primarily in the transportation, infrastructure, construction, marine, industrial, and public transportation industries.
The company offers its products and services through a network of dealers.
Oct 4, 2026 · via ca.finance.yahoo.com
To help keep the goods moving and the wheels turning, the company is turning to self-driving, zero-emission yard trucks at customer sites as part of a new pilot with AI startup Outrider.
Under a new five-year commercial agreement, YMX will operate the autonomous Outrider System on its fleet of all-electric Orange EV yard dogs in large enterprise customer yards starting this year.
The updated, self-driving Class 8 heavy trucks promise to deliver safer, more productive supply chain operations to both the 3PL and its customers.
“Outrider’s self-driving yard trucks are a strategic addition to our Autonomous Yard Operating System, expanding how we use technology to execute yard operations and create value for our customers,” explains Matt Yearling, CEO of YMX Logistics.
The YMX and Outrider partnership gives enterprise shippers a simple path to deploy and scale physical AI across their yard operations.”
Oct 4, 2026 · via electrek.co
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But, as TechCrunch has reported, there have been numerous incidents of robotaxis impeding traffic, driving into crime scenes, and interfering with first responders.
California has a new law hoping to get ahead of the problem before the next impending wave of robotaxis land.
And it’s still forecasting between 65,000 and 70,000 vehicles this year.
Oct 4, 2026 · via techcrunch.com
Following a comprehensive four-year evaluation of autonomous freight operations featuring a safety driver, IKEA is on the cusp of transitioning to fully driverless transport in Texas, leveraging Kodiak’s cutting-edge autonomous driving technologies.
The impending launch marks a significant progression as autonomous freight transcends limited trials and moves into routine operations.
With its partnership with Ikea, Kodiak is transitioning its technology from industrial applications to significant interstate freight corridors.
The autonomous vehicles facilitate the movement of goods between a warehouse and the retail space for customer pick-up orders and restocking.
Recently, in June, PepsiCo entered into a multi-year agreement with Gatik aimed at augmenting autonomous freight operations within their North American supply chain.
Oct 3, 2026 · via rswebsols.com
During his own field work in San Francisco, Brulte said he observed the same behavior in areas where he knows Zoox operates.
That halo is now colliding with a field report that found what Brulte described as "tens of hundreds" of Zoox vehicles sitting inactive.
A prior Waymo ride with Bert Kaufman had required pickup behind the hotel — a detail that, to Brulte, signaled pre-planning.
The other is a "wacky curve ball": Uber buying Zoox from Amazon and making it exclusive to the Uber platform.
Piecyk rejected the Zoox idea on product grounds, citing his own rides in Zoox versus Nuro, Wayve, Avride, and WeRide over the past 12 months.
Oct 3, 2026 · via finance.biggo.com
Furrier spoke with industry experts during the Bank of America Private Tech Trailblazers Conference 2026 in Palo Alto, California.
The interviews covered humanoid and construction robotics, vertical AI agents in commerce, healthcare and finance, low-power AI chips, electric industrial vehicles and the capital markets funding all of it.
Voice AI agents give patients the time a stretched healthcare system cannot.
Private Tech Trailblazers highlights durability as AI companies weigh public markets.
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Oct 3, 2026 · via siliconangle.com
the US Department of Transportation said EV charging didn’t align with its priorities of “promoting traditional forms of energy.”
Stellantis is halting EV production at three different French factories for at least one week.
Vianode working alongside FAAM have completed a successful demonstration showing that graphite can be recycled from battery production scrap into battery-grade anode material.
Circle K has established a new partnership with FLEXECHARGE to help it carry out effective load management of its existing EV charging network at Circle K sites.
Indian battery electric bus company Switch Mobility has signed another deal to build 840 new electric buses that will ultimately be used to electrify bus routes in Delhi.
Oct 3, 2026 · via transportevolved.com
Aurora Innovation expects to have more than 30,000 driverless trucks in operation and more than $5 billion in annual revenue by 2030.
It projects positive free cash flow on a run-rate basis in 2028, which would come with roughly 7,500 trucks on the road.
The 200 trucks Aurora expects to have allocated by the end of 2026 carry an $80 million annualized revenue run rate.
The step from roughly 1,000 trucks at the end of 2027 to roughly 7,500 in 2028 works out to about 125 trucks a week.
Aurora said it nearly doubled its driverless customer count during 2026 and has logged more than 500,000 driverless miles since commercial launch, with trucks averaging an annualized 225,000 miles, more than double a typical truck.
Oct 2, 2026 · via act-news.com
The waiver covers Aurora and any carrier operating Level 4 automated trucks that notifies FMCSA and certifies it will follow the terms.
In that request, as summarized by FMCSA, Aurora argued that beacons “eliminate the need for a human to exit the CMV onto the shoulder or traffic lane of a road.”
“Giannoulias’s chances of actually encountering a truck covered by the waiver are vanishingly small,” DOJ attorneys wrote.
Aurora told FMCSA in its exemption request that it expects more than 200 Level 4 trucks by the end of 2026.
At 5:59 a.m., an Aurora truck on a development mission collided with a pickup that ran a red light at FM 1187 and the Interstate 20 service road.
Oct 2, 2026 · via freightwaves.com