Autonomous Trucks News

  • Crewless container ships appear on the horizon


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    However, by the end of the year, the number of crew on board will be reduced from five to two and then, if all goes well, in two more years the vessel's bridge will be removed and there won't be any crew on board at all.

  • Trucking Stakeholders Launch Clean Freight Coalition


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    Industry shows unified front on energy and emissionsWASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today a group of truck transportation stakeholders launched the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC) to serve as a collective voice for key trucking industr...

  • Five Trucking Associations Launch Clean Freight Coalition


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    Is Clean Freight Coalition is made up of ATA, ATD, NTTC, EMA and TCA. Graphic: CFCFive trucking associations joined together to launch the Clean Freight Coalition to serve as a collective voice for key trucking industry stakeholders on energy a...

  • Daimler Truck subsidiary acquires AI-based self-driving perception company


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    Torc has been working closely with the company for over a year on multiple perception concepts and methods for robustly improving object detection and distance estimation while evaluating synergies between the two companies. Robust perception t...

  • Forward Air, Kodiak Partner on Autonomous Route


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    Forward Air Corp. has partnered with self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics to run one of their busiest freight lanes near continuously with an autonomous truck, the company announced March 16. “They’ve been a really great partner to wor...

  • New Clean Freight Coalition looks toward realistic zero emission timeline


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    Trucking news and briefs for Friday, March 24, 2023:Trucking groups launch new Clean Freight CoalitionA group of trucking industry stakeholders on Thursday announced the launch of the Clean Freight Coalition, which aims to promote future cleane...

  • On the road to Autonomy, Qualcomm Drives Progress and Innovation


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    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride Platform drives innovation en route to fully autonomous vehiclesRapid advancements in technology and a collective love of sci-fi have Americans all revved up for a future driven by fully autonomous vehicles. Uniting n...

  • Ford CEO teases 2025 electric pickup as Millennium Falcon of trucks


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    Ford on Friday confirmed the project name for its next-generation electric truck: Project T3. Project T3 - future Ford electric pickup projectThe announcement came just before an event scheduled Friday to preview the company’s mammoth BlueOval ...