Autonomous Trucks News

  • The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment


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    Rafaela Vasquez, the backup Uber driver involved in the first death involving a fully autonomous vehicle, has pleaded guilty to endangerment. (ABC-15.com via AP, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving v...

  • Waymo ceasing Dallas-to-Houston driverless trucks, doubling down on ride-hailing


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    AdvertisementThat leaves Aurora and Kodiak Robotics as the only autonomous driving companies still operating driverless trucks along that route. Kroger, Sam’s Club and suppliers Georgia Pacific and Pitney-Bowes are among eight Fortune 500 compa...

  • The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment


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    The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dav...

  • Podcast: Spot market – the only way to go is up


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    We’ll speak with DAT’s Chief of Analytics about the current status of UPS and Yellow, and how it’s all impacting the freight market. 0:00 – Newscast09:25 – Spot market: The only way to go is up24:19 – News roundup: AEBs, new scam and more39:03 ...

  • Waymo Shifts Focus from Driverless Trucks to Ride-Hailing


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    Waymo, Google’s autonomous driving sister company, has announced that it will no longer conduct driverless truck tests in Texas. Currently, Aurora and Kodiak Robotics are the only companies operating driverless trucks on the Dallas-Houston rout...

  • Waymo Shifts from Self-Driving Trucks to Ride-Hailing


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    The market leader in autonomous vehicles, Waymo, is switching gears from autonomous trucks to the ride-hailing industry. The following year, a test program using autonomous trucks to deliver supplies to Google data centers was initiated in Atla...

  • Unions and local tech companies spar over proposed statewide autonomous trucking ban


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    “(AV trucks) are a greedy corporation’s dream. So it's convenient to point at humans when (AV trucks) don't have a track record yet,” Di Bene said. Worries swirl over companies leaving CaliforniaWith limits on self-driving truck technology prop...

  • Exploring the Future of Autonomous Trucking with TuSimple Holdings Inc. Class A Common Stock


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    Exploring the Future of Autonomous Trucking with TuSimple Holdings Inc. Class A Common StockTuSimple Holdings Inc. Class A Common Stock (TSP) is making waves in the world of autonomous trucking, a rapidly evolving sector that is poised to revol...