Autonomous Trucks News

  • Transurban builds on recent self-driving truck trial with new partnership


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    Following a self-driving truck trial on CityLink and the Monash Freeway last year, Transurban is looking to further explore the use of self-driving trucks on public highways. Transurban’s successful 2022 trial was the first time a highly automa...

  • Toll-road Operator Transurban Partners with Plus to Advance Automated Freight Program in Victoria...


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    Transurban, a toll-road operator, has joined forces with autonomous driving software company Plus to accelerate the development of its automated freight program in Victoria, Australia. Self-driving trucks have the potential to revolutionize the...

  • Mullen Launches Production of Class 3 EV Truck


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    A Mullen Three Class 3 EV comes off the assembly line in Tunica, Miss. Mullen Automotive says its first Mullen Three, a Class 3 commercial electric truck, has rolled off the assembly line at the company’s assembly in Tunica, Miss. As EV adoptio...

  • Firefighters battle Langwarrin house fire


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    Firefighters are battling a house fire at Langwarrin this morning, 24 August. CFA was called to the house fire on North Road at Langwarrin at 6.14am. Firefighters found the house well alight on arrival. The single storey weatherboard house is a...

  • Pilot Pairs With Kodiak to Open Inaugural Truckport for Autonomous Trucks


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    Autonomous trucks focus on the long, repeatable highway miles, leaving the more enticing local, first- and last-mile deliveries for professional drivers who can stay closer to home." Additional comprehensive services at the truckport will inclu...

  • SGESCO-MAX on its mission to improve heavy vehicle safety


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    SGESCO-MAX on its mission to improve heavy vehicle safetyDriving a heavy vehicle is no easy task. Some of the safety products the company has developed include anti-rollaway systems, seatbelt warning systems and blind spot awareness safety syst...

  • Podcast: Autonomous vehicle makers could be headed for a reckoning


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    What’s driving the autonomous vehicle push? 0:00 – Newscast10:06 – Autonomous vehicle makers could be headed for a reckoning24:50 – Scam catching more truckers39:18 – Will freight pick up in the fourth quarter? Links, email addresses, phone num...

  • TuSimple U.S. Operations Sale: 10 Key Insights into the Strategic...


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    TuSimple Considers U.S. Operations Sale: A Strategic Pivot? The San Diego-based trucking startup is actively exploring potential transactions, including the TuSimple U.S. operations sale of its U.S. business segment. TuSimple U.S. Operations Sa...