The latest news I’ve seen is that autonomous trucking company TuSimple has recently completed various completely autonomous test drives on public roads in China.\nYou can watch a video of this historic drive here:This isn’t the first time TuSimple has run a completely driverless test, though.\nThe previous driverless test run was done in Arizona, USA, in December 2021.\nOne would hope they’d jump from one driverless test run to another more quickly, and advance to commercialization of the technology before too long.\n“In 2018, TuSimple China, a subsidiary of TuSimple, commenced autonomous testing activities in Lingang New Area of Shanghai.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Indiana State Police thank trucker for his act of kindness towards trooper","slug":"indiana-state-police-thank-trucker-for-his-act-of-kindness-towards-trooper","publishDate":"2023-07-21 09:39:45-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-22 14:30:35.982936","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"An Indiana State Police Sargent took a moment to publicly thank a truck driver who assisted a broken down state trooper.\nTodd Ringle-Indiana State Police Evansville District shared the story of Trooper Hadley’s encounter with a truck driver after having a tire go flat.\nRingle:Last night, Trooper Hadley was on I-64 and driving back home from an honor guard detail when he encountered a flat tire.\nA passing truck driver named Guiva saw Trooper Hadley and pulled his truck over in front of his patrol car to help him out.\nTrooper Hadley was able to quickly get back on the road with his assistance.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Self-driving company Aurora Innovation closes $820M capital raise","slug":"self-driving-company-aurora-innovation-closes-820m-capital-raise","publishDate":"2023-07-21 16:28:04-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-22 14:30:35.284884","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Autonomous vehicle developer Aurora Innovation completed a two-part $820 million funding round Friday, giving it badly needed capital and breathing room to continue its quest to get self-driving trucks on the road.\nThe capital raise will help Aurora launch its autonomous trucking business by the end of 2024.\nAn Aurora spokesperson declined to disclose the investors in this round but said that \"a number of existing institutional and strategic investors in Aurora participated in the capital raise.\"\nIn September 2022, Aurora said it had enough cash to fund its self-driving trucking business into mid-2024, but it would need to eventually raise more capital.\nHe signaled Friday that Aurora plans to move ahead with plans to develop its self-driving commercial trucks alone.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"TuSimple begins catch-up on financial filings","slug":"tusimple-begins-catch-up-on-financial-filings","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-22 14:30:33.685849","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Gleaning insightsGleanings from the 10-Q explain the math behind TuSimple giving up on autonomous freight hauling.\nIt allows TuSimple trucks to provide near real-time updates to each other about roadway abnormalities on the TuSimple Autonomous Freight Network.\nConMet is mating an electric-powered refrigerated trailer with a Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 electric truck.\nWe’ll discuss how the deal came together and what it means for the commercialization of autonomous trucking.\nThe post TuSimple begins catch-up on financial filings appeared first on FreightWaves.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"TuSimple begins catch-up on financial filings","slug":"tusimple-begins-catch-up-on-financial-filings","publishDate":"2023-07-21 15:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-22 14:30:33.144312","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Gleaning insightsGleanings from the 10-Q explain the math behind TuSimple giving up on autonomous freight hauling.\nIt allows TuSimple trucks to provide near real-time updates to each other about roadway abnormalities on the TuSimple Autonomous Freight Network.\nSo far, Kodiak claims to be alone among autonomous trucking software developers to demonstrate both off-road and highway autonomy capabilities.\nConMet is mating an electric-powered refrigerated trailer with a Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 electric truck.\nWe’ll discuss how the deal came together and what it means for the commercialization of autonomous trucking.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Javelin Robotics’ Blackbird: A Highly Autonomous Level 4 Truck","slug":"javelin-robotics-blackbird-a-highly-autonomous-level-4-truck","publishDate":"2023-07-21 23:02:20+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-22 14:30:31.928862","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Javelin Robotics has developed a highly autonomous Level 4 truck called Blackbird.\nJavelin Robotics believes that by focusing on a “smaller pie” of routes, highly autonomous technologies can be scaled more quickly.\nJavelin Robotics is supported by Y Combinator, which has invested $500,000 into their work.\nAlthough Javelin Robotics has Canadian roots, their path to commercialization is currently focused on the United States.\nHowever, Javelin Robotics remains hopeful that regulations in Canada will also be pursued when the timing is right.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"The Enhanced Inspection Program: A Solution for Deploying Driverless Trucks","slug":"the-enhanced-inspection-program-a-solution-for-deploying-driverless-trucks","publishDate":"2023-07-22 01:32:16+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-22 14:30:31.443374","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Kodiak Robotics, Inc. has announced that it is the first company to pilot the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Enhanced Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Inspection Standard program, which allows autonomous trucks to pre-clear roadside inspections.\nThe pilot program aims to demonstrate a solution to a critical hurdle in the deployment of autonomous trucks and expand to other states with help from regulators and Drivewyze.\nThe program shows how autonomous vehicle developers and law enforcement can work together to ensure high safety and maintenance standards.\nThe Texas-based pilot program will serve as a model for other states as autonomous trucks become available nationwide.\n(Source: Kodiak Robotics)
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Three trucking companies facing lawsuit after car-hauler crash with Amtrak train","slug":"three-trucking-companies-facing-lawsuit-after-car-hauler-crash-with-amtrak-train","publishDate":"2023-07-21 11:29:15-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-22 14:30:30.847805","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A lawsuit has been filed against three trucking companies involved in a recent crash between an Amtrak train and a car hauler.\nThe accident happened on Friday, July 14th after the car hauler got stuck on train tracks at Canal Avenue North, just south of US 92 in Lakeland, Florida.\nAccording to WTSP 10 News, the train conductor began blowing the train horn when he saw the truck on the tracks, and the crossing arms came down on the truck’s trailer.\nThere were 163 passengers and 10 crew members on the train at the time of the crash.\nThe lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the people hurt in the incident against the three trucking companies that owned the vehicles being transported by the truck.
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