Autonomous Trucks News

  • It is time to tax robots


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    Drones, automated lorries and self-driving taxis are years, if not months, away from becoming a part of our everyday lives and improving our supply chains exponentially. This tsunami of automation will come at the cost of millions of jobs and b...

  • Plus, Cummins embark on ‘extraordinary collaboration’ to reduce emissions with natural gas-powere...


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    — Plus and Cummins Inc. are collaborating to create the first supervised autonomous trucks powered by a natural gas engine. While Plus is a company focused on self-driving truck technology, Cummins is a manufacturer of diesel and alternative fu...

  • Mobile Robots and Drones in Material Handling and Logistics Market by Covid-19 Impact, Competitiv...


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    This Mobile Robots and Drones in Material Handling and Logistics market report uncovers multiple growth opportunities that users can consider to capitalize on, along with insights on top industry trends to invest in. Regional assessment of glob...

  • The Costly Pursuit of Self-Driving Cars Continues On. And On. And On.


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    It was seven years ago when Waymo discovered that spring blossoms made its self-driving cars get twitchy on the brakes. New tests, in years of tests, revealed more and more distractions for the driverless cars. The wizards of Silicon Valley sai...

  • North America to Lead Global Automated Truck Market Through 2030 – The Courier


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    Automated trucks also are considered environment-friendly option for transporting goods since they use gas and energy in lesser volume. Fact MR’s report on the automated trucks market offers a comprehensive overview, covering growth drivers, re...

  • Drivers unions push Congress to regulate driverless trucks


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    When it comes to the testing, deployment, and regulation of autonomous vehicles, safety, equity, good jobs, and fair wages must be prioritized. We call on lawmakers to use these policies as the foundation of any #AV legislation. @transportworke...

  • Vale set to present first 5G use cases in 2H21


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    In 2019, it moved to implement the first de facto private network projects in Brazil, in a partnership with Telefônica Brasil and Nokia. In Brazil, Vale's private network implementations are “lagging slightly behind the rest,” he said. The comp...

  • First autonomous Cat 794 AC trucks arrive at Teck’s Quebrada Blanca 2


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    Following the news that Anglo American’s Quellaveco copper project in Peru has received its first of a fleet of 30 autonomous 297 t class 794 AC Caterpillar trucks, the first units have also begun arriving at Teck’s Quebrada Blanca 2 (QB2) copp...