Autonomous Trucks News

  • WM Announces Cash Dividend


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    HOUSTON, August 21, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WM (NYSE: WM) today announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share payable Sept. 22, 2023, to stockholders of record on Sept. 8, 2023. Previously known as Waste Management an...

  • Isuzu recalls 19,479 trucks for ignition switch fuse corrosion


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    Japanese truck maker Isuzu is recalling 19,479 trucks because water intrusion can corrode ignition fuse switches. The chassis harnesses for the trucks use an incorrectly sized wire seal for the two externally mounted engine ignition coil pack f...

  • Pilot Opens Autonomous Truckport


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    Pilot Co., working with Kodiak Robotics, has announced the opening of its inaugural autonomous truckport. The Villa Rica truckport will support Kodiak’s 18,000-mile-long autonomous deployment network, the industry’s largest set of mapped routes...

  • Electric rail vehicles to undergo autonomous trials in the US


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    Electric rail vehicles to undergo autonomous trials in the USAuthor: FutureCar StaffAutonomous electric rail vehicles are set to be trialed in the United States, following the country's success with self-driving cars. The rail transportation sy...

  • US Class 8 truck sales still strong despite losing steam in July


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    Those projections have mostly been revised, with the recession delayed (if it occurs at all), and truck sales remaining strong. Compared with July 2022, sales have increased by 34%, due at least in part to greater used truck inventory. Kenworth...

  • GM Cuts Its Robotaxi Fleet by 50% Following Rise in Traffic Incidents in San Francisco


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    With public safety in mind, the California DMV strongly requested that the number of active vehicles under the robotaxi fleet be cut in half. Before, Cruise could only offer fared passenger services from 10pm to 6am, when the streets would be l...

  • Anglo American Los Bronces


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    IM Editorial Director Paul Moore recently had the chance to visit Anglo American’s Los Bronces Integrated Remote Operations Centre in downtown Santiago, meeting with Cristobal Mimica, Autonomy Project Manager, Los Bronces along with Victoria Ma...

  • Sanitation Workers Trash Cruise AVs for Blocking Waste & Recycling Trucks


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    Teamsters Local 350, which represents all of the sanitation workers in San Francisco, is calling on the autonomous vehicle (AV) company Cruise to take measures to prevent more alarming incidents with its vehicles from occurring in the city. The...