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Focusing on the Autonomous Relay Convoy driver

Locomation is working with carriers to understand the positive impact that the Autonomous Relay ConvoySM (ARC) system will have on their existing driver workforce, enabling them to integrate this revolutionary technology into their daily operations. 

The pair of tractors that make up the ARC operationally look like “team” drivers to many carriers, just without the burden of a shared cabin space. Enabling drivers to operate from fixed relay points, Locomation will have a game-changing impact on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/focusing-on-the-autonomous-relay-convoy-driver

Locomation takes next step in deploying autonomous trucking technology nationwide

Earlier this year, Locomation announced that it expects to be the first company to deploy autonomous trucking technology safely, legally and routinely in commercial long-haul operations at scale across the United States. 

Locomation has made a name for itself with its human-guided Autonomous Relay ConvoySM technology, the first step on the road to full autonomy. Their human-guided approach combines the superior cognitive ability of a human driver to lead the convoy through complex roadway...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locomation-takes-next-step-in-deploying-autonomous-trucking-technology-nationwide

Locomation poised to start rolling out autonomous trucking technology at scale in 2023

Autonomous trucks have been one of the industry’s hottest topics over the past several years. Many companies have created long-term cost savings and sustainability plans that hinge on these highly anticipated vehicles. Now, they’re finally starting to hit the highway.

The number of automated trucks and buses on the road is expected to grow from practically zero this year to 1.2 million by 2032, according to a new market analysis by Guidehouse Insights, and well-known AV technology company...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locomation-poised-to-start-rolling-out-autonomous-trucking-technology-at-scale-in-2023

Locomation operating model helps fleets run longer, gain efficiency and increase profitability

Autonomous trucking has long been heralded as the answer to a variety of persistent supply chain ills, including hours of service constraints, underutilized assets and wasted miles driven without a load and growing labor shortages. Once regarded as a thing of the far-off future, autonomous technology is becoming an attainable reality quicker than anyone expected. Trucking companies hoping to utilize this technology most effectively should begin making strategic changes to their operating models...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locomation-operating-model-helps-fleets-run-longer-gain-efficiency-and-increase-profitability

Saving the planet and protecting bottom lines go hand in hand

Moving into 2022, sustainability is top of mind for consumers and logistics companies alike. Logistics has historically been a high carbon intensity industry, as transportation of all kinds accounts for approximately 29% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That makes transportation the largest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. 

With natural disasters on the rise and climate change dominating the news cycle, the public is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/saving-the-planet-and-protecting-bottom-lines-go-hand-in-hand

Human-guided autonomous trucking could prove invaluable in driver pay reform

The transportation industry is experiencing a monumental labor shortage. The industry is facing a shortage of 80,000 truck drivers, up 30% since the start of the pandemic, according to a recent study from the American Trucking Associations. At the same time, consumer demand is surging and expectations surrounding freight turnaround times are less forgiving than ever before. Thanks to these persistent industry headwinds, the debate surrounding how to pay drivers – by the mile or by the hour – is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/human-guided-autonomous-trucking-could-prove-invaluable-in-driver-pay-reform

Locomation’s autonomous truck platform promises serious cost, emissions savings

Carrier profitability is tight. The driver shortage is worsening. Sustainability efforts are in the spotlight with a focus on the greening of commercial transportation. Trucking industry insurance rates continue to climb due to fatal accidents and costly verdicts. While there are technological solutions to remedy some of the problems individually, a complete autonomous truck platform is well positioned to rectify all these issues at the same time, Locomation. 

Most often, hesitation surrounding...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locomations-autonomous-truck-platform-promises-serious-cost-emissions-savings

Human-guided autonomous tech projected to save money, improve driver lifestyle

Truckload demand holds steady

Autonomous trucking is poised to solve several long-term industrial issues, ranging from tight capacity and chronic truck parking shortages to the untenable toll of highway deaths involving heavy-duty trucks, and do so while delivering a potentially staggering wave of economic prosperity to supply chain participants for decades to come. In fact, it is becoming clearer by the day that autonomous trucks stand to revolutionize the velocity and efficiency of freight transportation in nearly every...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/human-guided-autonomous-tech-projected-to-save-money-improve-driver-lifestyle

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