Se prevé que los camiones y autobuses automatizados alcancen los 1,2 millones en 2032

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Se espera que el número de camiones y autobuses automatizados crezca desde prácticamente cero este año hasta 1,2 millones en 2032, según un nuevo análisis de mercado de Guidehouse Insights.

Se prevé que la cuota de mercado global alcance algo más del 19% en 2032. China liderará el mercado con una cuota del 38,5%. Se espera que Norteamérica y Europa alcancen una cuota del 26% y el 29%, respectivamente, según el informe elaborado por Sam Abuelsamid, analista principal de Guidehouse.

El patrón de...

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Automated trucks and buses projected to reach 1.2 million by 2032

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The number of automated trucks and buses is expected to grow from practically zero this year to 1.2 million by 2032, according to new market analysis by Guidehouse Insights.

The overall market share is projected to reach just over 19% by 2032. China will lead the way with a 38.5% share. North America and Europe are expected to reach 26% and 29% shares, respectively, according to the report authored by Sam Abuelsamid, a Guidehouse principal analyst.

The hockey-stick pattern of automated trucks — a...

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Fresh start or folly? Lordstown Motors tries to thread electric pickup needle

Beleaguered startup Lordstown Motors Corp., facing federal investigations and  production costs for a commercial electric pickup truck that exceed the price it can get for the vehicle, is gamely showing up at industry events focused on the future rather than its ignominious past.

Despite more setbacks than successes, including an ousted founder in the crosshairs of Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department probes and financial challenges that led the company to officially...

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Slumping battery startup Romeo Power pays big to secure cell supply

Newly public Romeo Power Inc. is betting a large part of its future on a long-term cell supply agreement with LG Electronics that would allow the startup to compete for new business and fill its current backlog.

Los Angeles-based Romeo (NYSE: RMO), which went public in late December following a business combination with special purpose acquisition company RMG Acquisition Corp., has a joint venture with BorgWarner Inc. and investment from Republic Services Group.

But under the glare of Wall...

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Delayed again: Tesla puts off electric Class 8 Semi production until 2022

Tesla Inc. has again delayed production of the battery electric-powered Semi, endangering its first-mover advantage as established truck makers begin delivering zero-emission Class 8 models that Tesla’s 2017 announcement prompted them to make.

“I never actually believed they had much of a first-mover advantage because I never believed they would deliver it in the time frame that they announced,” Sam Abuelsamid, principal analyst at Guidehouse Insights, told FreightWaves. 

“They had a...

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Global Supply Chain Week Day 4 preview: Automotive

Lessons from the pandemic are helping business leaders face current challenges in the global automotive supply chain.

On Feb. 25, Automotive Day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week, CEOs and business leaders will share what keeps them up at night. And what makes them scurry during the workday. Overcoming halted production last spring and investing in keeping workers protected from COVID-19 infection is a shared experience. 

Guests include Mark Duchesne, head of global manufacturing at...

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