Autonomous trucks
Loaded and Rolling: Kodiak Robotics, Pilot open 1st autonomous truckport
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Kodiak Robotics, Pilot open 1st autonomous truckport
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Loaded and Rolling: Yellow exec says bankruptcy coming Monday
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Yellow exec to sales staff: Bankruptcy on Monday
The saga of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-yellow-exec-says-bankruptcy-coming-monday
Carrier relationships vital to deploying autonomous technologies
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Autonomous truck technology’s impact on fleet growth.
DETAILS: Andrew Culhane, chief strategy officer at Torc, chats with Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves enterprise trucking carrier expert, about how autonomous technology is changing the fleet landscape and about pilot programs with the nation’s largest truckload carriers. Torc is an independent subsidiary of Daimler.
KEY QUOTES FROM ANDREW...https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-relationships-vital-to-deploying-autonomous-technologies
Running on Ice: May flowers have arrived
Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!
All thawed outIt’s that time of year when Sunday brunch dreams are dashed with hourlong waits as families flock to restaurants on behalf of mothers. Mother’s Day is this weekend, so best to avoid the floral...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-may-flowers-have-arrived
Kodiak Robotics leads on path to commercialization
It’s hard to deny the soft economic conditions over the last year have created headwinds in transportation, and cutting-edge industries like autonomous trucking have not been spared.
Despite these economic obstacles, individual autonomous vehicle (AV) companies are proving they are well-equipped to navigate this challenging market, and are making continuous progress on the path toward commercialization.
Kodiak Robotics is a prime example. Kodiak, which just marked its fifth anniversary, has taken...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kodiak-robotics-leads-on-path-to-commercialization
Sensor analytics for robotic trucks could provide reverse benefit
Back in February, the predictive analytics software experts at Uptake cut a deal with Daimler Truck to use its data-as-a-service model to tell when any of 160 possible faults and failures could happen. This could result in huge savings for fleets adding the software.
How would this play out for driverless trucks.
“You’re going to see a greater amount of sensor data and information coming out of each one of these trucks,” said Jim Lowell, vice president of technology for Chicago-based Uptake....
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sensor-analytics-for-robotic-trucks-could-provide-reverse-benefit
Kodiak Robotics shaves unibrow off its autonomous trucks
The fifth generation of Kodiak Robotics’ autonomous truck design moved more components into mirror-mounted SensorPods, eliminating the “unibrow” of cameras and radars above the windshield that suggests a science project rather than a production truck.
Kodiak is aiming for the same end-of-2024 time frame that competitors TuSimple and Aurora Innovation point to for limited driverless commercial runs of their autonomous trucks, albeit with a more streamlined appearance.
Aurora moved to a cleaner...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kodiak-robotics-shaves-unibrow-off-its-autonomous-trucks
Kodiak Robotics, Forward Air begin Dallas-Atlanta autonomous runs
Kodiak Robotics and Forward Air Corp. are beginning thrice-weekly autonomous freight round-trip runs between Dallas and Atlanta using teams of safety drivers to comply with hours-of-service regulations that likely won’t apply to driverless trucks.
Mountain View, California-based Kodiak expects to pull the driver on specific routes in 2024. But for now, the biggest cost of moving freight — the driver — is still part of the picture. Kodiak uses four drivers rotating between local and long-haul...
Warning devices for stopped trucks to go by wayside?
WASHINGTON — Two self-driving truck companies have told regulators their technology for warning motorists of a truck stopped on the side of the highway is safe enough to replace traditional reflective signs and road flares.
Waymo LLC and Aurora Operations Inc. have asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt for five years their highly automated (Level 4 and Level 5) trucks from regulations requiring such roadside warning devices. If FMCSA approves the exemption, the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/warning-devices-for-stopped-trucks-to-go-by-wayside