A new truckport opened by Kodiak Robotics and Pilot near Atlanta is designed to fully support autonomous truck operations.\nPhoto: Kodiak RoboticsKodiak Robotics and Pilot Company, which among other things operates travel centers in North America, have announced the opening of their inaugural truckport designed for autonomous trucks.\nThe facility, located at the Pilot Travel Center in Villa Rica, Georgia, will be used by Kodiak to launch and land autonomous trucks.\n“This partnership, combined with Kodiak’s flexible technology stack, enables our scalable, asset-light approach to building our truckport network.\n“Pilot Company rigorously tests ways to integrate new technologies, including autonomous trucks, to maintain our safety-first focus and continue fueling the trucking industry,” said Brandon Trama, director of strategy and business development, Pilot Company.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"San Francisco Wants Halt to Cruise, Waymo Expansion Ruling","slug":"san-francisco-wants-halt-to-cruise-waymo-expansion-ruling","publishDate":"2023-08-17 13:50:22-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:35.403405","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco.\n“San Francisco will suffer serious harm if (Cruise and Waymo are) allowed expansion in the city with no limitations on geographic area, service hours and fleet size,” the motions read.\nThe companies, which so far operate about 600 robotaxis in San Francisco, are allowed to scale their operations as they see fit.\nImageA Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco on Aug. 10.\nLast weekend, for example, at least 10 Cruise robotaxis stalled traffic in North Beach.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Market Trends How to Capitalize on Impressive Sales Growth","slug":"autonomous-last-mile-delivery-market-trends-how-to-capitalize-on-impressive-sales-growth","publishDate":"2023-08-18 06:01:30+08:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:34.324475","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"What’s the extent of the Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Market in terms of size?\nRequest To Download Sample of This Strategic Report: –https://reportocean.us/sample-request/report_id/bzwt2088What is the Autonomous Last Mile Delivery market?\nThe increasing expansion of last mile delivery market and growing penetration of e-commerce platforms as well as strategic initiatives from leading market players are key factors accelerating the market growth.\nThe increasing expansion of last mile delivery services across the globe is contributing towards the growth of the Global Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Market.\nHowever, lack of penetration of Autonomous Last Mile Delivery in emerging markets stifles market growth throughout the forecast period of 2022-2029.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How mining operations are adopting autonomy","slug":"how-mining-operations-are-adopting-autonomy","publishDate":"2023-08-18 09:00:42+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:33.022658","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The push for autonomy within mining operations has steadily grown in recent years.\nThere are a couple reasons why this aspect of operations has garnered much of the attention when it comes to autonomy.\nAccording to Ben Miller, chief mining officer at Pronto – a company that specializes in autonomous hauling systems (AHSs) – the main reason is that hauling is one of the most repetitive tasks on jobsites.\nStill, there is still plenty of learning to do before autonomous hauling finds a regular place in quarry operations.\n“So how do we scale in a way that makes all the infrastructure that’s required and the operations much more seamless?”
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Robbing Delivery Robots Is Now a Thing","slug":"robbing-delivery-robots-is-now-a-thing","publishDate":"2023-08-17 21:27:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:31.063141","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"And the companies developing delivery robots aren't really hiding this goal, but are actively pitching it to commercial buyers and users of robots.\nRelated Story Are Delivery Robots Ready to Go Mainstream?\nRobbing delivery robots may still seem like a cyberpunk crime of the future, but it could expand.\nWhile robbing delivery robots may still seem like a cyberpunk crime of the future, it is also something that could expand as usage of delivery robots grows.\nWill delivery robots edge out human delivery workers on a large scale in this decade, or will this process take longer?
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Robotaxis in San Diego? Autonomous car co. Cruise testing — with drivers — in Gaslamp","slug":"robotaxis-in-san-diego-autonomous-car-co-cruise-testing-with-drivers-in-gaslamp","publishDate":"2023-08-16 16:54:32+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-17 14:31:10.831597","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Cruise, the self-driving car company based out of San Francisco, was seen testing in the Gaslamp Quarter this week, so NBC 7 wanted to know if they'll be offering driverless car services in San Diego any time soon.\nOn Tuesday, NBC 7 spotted a Cruise car downtown.\nGet San Diego local news, weather forecasts, sports and lifestyle stories to your inbox.\nSign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.\nQualcomm has five test vehicles and 12 safety drivers on its permit.”There is only one driverless testing and deployment permit approved for the San Diego area, specifically.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"First all-Canadian zero-emission connected vehicle visits North Bay","slug":"first-all-canadian-zero-emission-connected-vehicle-visits-north-bay","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-17 14:31:10.465653","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Project Arrow, the first all-Canadian zero-emission connected vehicle, was designed and built in Ontario.\nAs part of their Northern Ontario tour, the APMA visited Canadore College to showcase Ontario’s cutting-edge world-class automotive capabilities.\n“Project Arrow showcases the best of Ontario’s automotive, EV and technology sectors and the mineral wealth we have to support them.\"\nWith $1.8 million in funding from the province through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), the APMA led the development of Project Arrow in Oshawa at the Automotive Centre of Excellence.\nThrough OVIN, the government is spending $56.4 million over four years to accelerate the development of next-generation electric, connected and autonomous vehicle and mobility technologies.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Orlando, Florida, debuts self-driving shuttle that will whisk passengers around downtown","slug":"orlando-florida-debuts-self-driving-shuttle-that-will-whisk-passengers-around-downtown","publishDate":"2023-08-16 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-17 14:31:10.151708","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The new self driving SWAN (Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation) shuttle bus is displayed Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla.\nThe SWAN shuttle seats up to eight passengers and will run along a one-mile route in downtown Orlando.\nStarting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile (1.6 km) loop in the downtown area for no charge, Orlando officials said Wednesday.\nThe eight-passenger shuttle service is part of a six-month trial for the central Florida city.\nThe autonomous shuttle service is operated by Beep Inc., an Orlando-based company that already operates a similar service in a planned community near Orlando International Airport.
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