FOSC: In Northwest Arkansas, there really are trucks with no drivers

Gatik autonomous box truck parked in front of Walmart store

Autonomous trucks continue to be “three to four years” away, but in Northwest Arkansas, they are the here and now.

Gatik, the autonomous vehicle technology company, has been running box trucks without a human in the passenger seat since August in a pilot run in cooperation with Walmart. On Tuesday, Gatik founder and CEO Gautam Narang touted the accomplishments of the firm so far to an engaged audience at FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain conference at the Rogers Convention Center in Rogers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-details-walmart-autonomous-truck-pilot

Second Generation Robot Shuttles Analyzed by IDTechEx

Second Generation Robot Shuttles Analyzed by IDTechEx

The IDTechEx report, “Robot Shuttles and Autonomous Buses 2020-2040,” predicted second-generation robot shuttles, and here they come – vectored traction and steering, smart windows, robotic fast charging, and solar bodywork, so 10-40% less charging is needed. IDTechEx predicted fit-and-forget supercapacitors and electrical repurposing such as yellow-school-bus mode with interactive microLED or OLED window signage and advertising covering...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/22/second-generation-robot-shuttles-analyzed-by-idtechex/