Autonomous trucking software developer Embark Trucks is collaborating with system-on-a-chip maker Nvidia Corp. to handle the enormous amount of data its plug-and-play autonomous software system generates.
Embark is at least the second autonomous trucking company to tap Nvidia, which is an investor in and works with TuSimple Holdings. Torc Robotics, owned by Daimler Trucks, is using Amazon Web Services to help with its computing needs in creating a Level 4 high-autonomy Freightliner Cascadia...
Kodiak Robotics is partnering with South Korean conglomerate SK Inc. to bring its Kodiak Driver autonomous trucking software to Asia, the first international move for the Mountain View, California-based startup.
With SK’s help, Kodiak will sell its software in South Korea and China, where competitors TuSimple Holdings (NASDAQ: TSP) and Plus, backed by special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Hennessy Capital V, (NASDAQ: HCIC) have a head start and significant investment from Chinese investors.