Outrider founder and CEO Andrew Smith believes the future of efficient yard operations involves the use of autonomous yard tractors. Sometimes called terminal tractors, yard jockeys, hostlers and shuttle drivers, these workhorses of efficiency number more than 50,000 in the U.S., moving trailers from one part of the yard or distribution center to another, from dock doors to locations where a carrier can pick it up.
Outrider has landed $53 million in funding to build its autonomous yard tractor,...
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