Autonomous trucks

Robin Hutcheson discusses priorities for FMCSA

FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson

Last month Robin Hutcheson was confirmed as the seventh administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but she has been leading the agency since January after acting administrator Meera Joshi left to become a deputy mayor of New York City.

It has been a busy year for Hutcheson since then. Barely a week after she took the wheel at FMCSA, the U.S. Department of Transportation rolled out its National Roadway Safety Strategy, an agency-wide initiative aimed at tackling road...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/robin-hutcheson-sets-priorities-at-fmcsa

Robot trucks get their own safety inspection treatment

Cop inspecting autonomous truck

Robot trucks are getting their own Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspections because, well, they are not like other trucks.

It took years of work by commercial motor vehicle inspectors, state highway patrols, inspection and enforcement experts, motor carriers, autonomous truck developers and government officials to develop standards to inspect trucks with automated driving systems.

“This is an important step that will facilitate safe and effective deployment of automation,” Kevin Grove,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/robot-trucks-get-their-own-safety-inspection-treatment

FMCSA to recruit truck drivers for autonomous vehicle study

truck with autonomous driving systems

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is calling on 100 truck drivers to participate in an experiment using a simulator to evaluate distractions that occur while driving trucks equipped with lower-level autonomous technology.

The research, which will also include a non-simulator training study session, will assess driver readiness when assuming control of a truck with Level 2 (L2) and Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving systems (ADS) and develop a driver-distraction training program,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-to-recruit-truck-drivers-for-autonomous-vehicle-study

Why does California lag in autonomous freight commercialization testing?

Back in 2012, California adopted legislation, rules of the road so to speak, for the operation of autonomous vehicles on Golden State roadways. It took three more years, until 2015, for implementing regulations to follow.

No rules covered the hauling of autonomous freight — specifically trucks exceeding 10,001 pounds because they didn’t exist. The inspection regime for trucks was another reason. The California Highway Patrol needed to be consulted, so the issue was put off.

It may slowly be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-does-california-lag-in-autonomous-freight-commercialization-testing

Kodiak Robotics CEO on advanced self-driving technology

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ second Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit, which took place Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Building the trucking industry’s most advanced self-driving technology.

DETAILS: There is talk about electric and autonomous trucks individually, but what about having both in one vehicle? Kodiak Technologies focuses on autonomy, but hopes to one day, with the help of professionals on the electric side of the industry, combine these two ideas into an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kodiak-robotics-ceo-on-advanced-self-driving-technology

Policy changes on horizon for autonomous and electric trucks

Ann Rundle, ACT Research

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ second Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit, which took place Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:Policy implications for electric and autonomous vehicles.

DETAILS: Federal and state policy makers are preparing to roll out rules and guidelines governing autonomous vehicles, and Congress recently approved new climate legislation. Both will have cost and market implications for truck fleets and drivers. In this fireside chat, ACT Research’s Ann Rundle...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/policy-changes-on-horizon-for-autonomous-and-electric-trucks

Plus COO talks future of self-driving trucks

Photo of Shawn Kerrigan, COO of Plus

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ second Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit, which took place Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The new driver assistant: How AI will make trucking easier for those who drive the most. 

DETAILS: FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson and Shawn Kerrigan, COO and co-founder of Plus, discuss the company’s overall commercialization strategy to offer a full suite from semi-autonomous technology today to its future goal of offering fully autonomous solutions.

SPEAKER:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/plus-coo-talks-future-of-self-driving-trucks

Paving the way for autonomous trucking with Uber Freight

Uber Freight's Olivia Hu discusses autonomous trucking with Kaylee Nix during FreightWaves' Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Summit.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ second Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit, which took place Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Paving the way for autonomous trucking.

DETAILS: FreightWaves’ Kaylee Nix and Uber Freight’s Olivia Hu discuss the necessity of a deep digital network and strong industry partnerships to create a successful rollout of autonomous vehicle technology.

SPEAKER: Hu is the senior business development manager at Uber Freight.

BIO: Hu manages OEM, AV and EV...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/paving-the-way-for-autonomous-trucking-with-uber-freight

Partnerships, behind-the-scenes policy work key to Gatik’s success

PHILADELPHIA — Gatik has received a lot of attention for its rapidly advancing middle-mile autonomous solution. It has signed on major partners such as Walmart, Georgia-Pacific, KBX Logistics and Pitney Bowes.

But the success of the company, like so many others, lies behind the scenes with the work and partnerships it has built with various states and city governments.

Those relationships paid off recently when Kansas and Oklahoma became the 24th and 25th states to give approval for autonomous...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/partnerships-behind-the-scenes-policy-work-key-to-gatiks-success

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