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Truck Tech goes to Anaheim for ACT Expo

Truck Tech goes to Anaheim
(Photo: Thomas Wasson/FreightWaves)

ANAHEIM, California – Truck Tech went on location to dive into one of the largest events focused on advanced technology in the commercial vehicle industry. It was my first experience and it didn’t disappoint, there were nearly 12,000 people and over 500 vendors packed into the Anaheim Convention Center which included stages, workshops and the opportunity to drive everything from terminal tractors, vans, school buses to class 8...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-goes-to-anaheim-for-act-expo

Waabi and Volvo Autonomous Solutions announce partnership

Toronto-based autonomous truck technology maker Waabi announced a strategic partnership on Tuesday with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to jointly develop and deploy autonomous trucks. The partnership is twofold, combining Waabi’s innovations in generative AI with Volvo’s autonomous truck, the Volvo VNL Autonomous.

The vertical integration comes in the form of integrating Waabi’s virtual driver system, the Waabi Driver, into the Volvo autonomous truck, which has redundant systems for safe autonomous...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/waabi-and-volvo-autonomous-solutions-announce-partnership

Proterra’s surviving businesses may shed bankruptcy stigma  

The stigma of going through bankruptcy is real, whether personal or corporate. But sometimes, it turns out OK. Consider Proterra Inc., a maker of electric transit buses, battery packs and a developer of charging infrastructure.

Several startups in the electrification space ran out of financial runway. They either disappeared or were absorbed by other companies. Proterra’s electric transit bus business tasted early success after launching in 2004. Investors like automaker General Motors’ venture...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/proterras-surviving-businesses-may-shed-bankruptcy-stigma

Dueling approaches to AI in autonomous trucking

Autonomous trucking pioneer Chris Urmson and relative latecomer Raquel Urtasun see AI as critical to making autonomous trucking successful. But they do not see eye to eye on the best way to apply it.

Urmson led Google’s Self Driving Car Project that eventually became Waymo. He co-founded Aurora Innovation in 2017.

When Uber sold its Advanced Technologies Group to Aurora in January 2021, Urtasun was Uber ATG chief scientist and head of research and development. She and Urmson know each other’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dueling-approaches-to-ai-in-autonomous-trucking

The Whac-A-Mole reality of autonomous trucking regulations

If you thought last year’s veto of a Teamsters-backed ban on heavy-duty autonomous trucking in California put the issue to rest, think again. While 23 states allow at least testing of driverless trucking, emerging challenges resemble the arcade game Whac-A-Mole.

Early-stage commercialized driverless trucking on Interstate 45 in Texas looks likely later this year. The state embraced the technology in 2017. Yet a move to stop driver-out operations percolated in the Texas Legislature last year.

“That...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-whac-a-mole-reality-of-autonomous-trucking-regulations

Autonomous trucking: ‘What’s love got to do with it?’ 

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Lior Ron is a fan of autonomous trucking. You might even say the head of Uber Freight loves the idea...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/autonomous-trucking-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it

Borderlands: Nearshoring creates booming demand for border logistics facilities

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nearshoring creates booming demand for border logistics facilities; Ascend reserves capacity in Volvo’s autonomous lane in Texas; ZF Group announces $250M expansion in Mexico; and Port of Brownsville posts record cargo volumes in 2022.

Nearshoring creates booming demand for border logistics facilities

Business is good at the Otay Mesa port of entry, California’s largest...

Autonomous trucking developers slow their roll

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Uber Freight and Volvo Autonomous Solutions are working together to eventually digitally schedule...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/autonomous-trucking-developers-slow-their-roll

Volvo, DHL get ready for hub-to-hub autonomous trucking

Volvo VNL autonomous prototype pulling yellow DHL trailer

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) will work with logistics provider DHL Supply Chain on hub-to-hub autonomous freight hauling, joining a rush of fleets and autonomous startups envisioning the future road without human drivers.

The key detail missing is when the program starts. VAS said that would come later.

Volvo VNL long-haul sleeper cabs are being retrofitted by Aurora Innovation with the Aurora Driver, an autonomous system the startup is testing on passenger cars and trucks. Aurora also is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvo-dhl-get-ready-for-hub-to-hub-autonomous-trucking