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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Paccar, Aurora Showcase Autonomous Truck at CES 2022

LAS VEGAS — Paccar Inc. and self-driving technology company Aurora showcased one of their autonomous trucks during CES 2022 on Jan. 6.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 7, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Deere Expects ‘Slow’ Rollout of Autonomous Tractors

Deere & Co. is being cautious in its rollout of self-driving tractors, a technology which the agriculture industry thinks could revolutionize farming.

Joe Deaux and Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
January 7, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Level 4 Autonomous Vehicles Expected to Take Hold in 2024

LAS VEGAS — Autonomous vehicles on the higher end of the technological scale may only be a couple of years away from greater adoption, panelists said at a CES 2022 session Jan. 5.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 6, 2022
Government, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Pennsylvania Unveils Bill to Allow Driverless Testing

Forty years ago, Pennsylvania became a leader in self-driving vehicles when it deployed one to help clean up the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in Harrisburg.

Ed Blazina | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 6, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Autonomous, Electric Trucks Show Progress at CES 2022

LAS VEGAS — Rapid progress in the development of autonomous and electric-powered commercial trucks stood out as one of the top themes at a technology show known for everything from consumer electronics to advanced robotics.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
January 6, 2022
Government, Safety, Autonomous

ATA Presses USDOT for AV Industry Guidance

Facilitating the deployment of autonomous vehicle technologies in trucking is among the policies American Trucking Associations called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to adopt.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
January 5, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Deere to Bring Fully Autonomous Tractor to Market This Year

Self-driving vehicles are moving off the roads and onto the fields. Deere & Co., the largest farm equipment manufacturer in the world, unveiled a fully autonomous tractor on Jan. 4, propelling it past rivals in the tech space.

Joe Deaux | Bloomberg News
January 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

TuSimple Logs First No-Human Road Test

A semi-truck completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board and no human intervention during the trip, using technology developed by TuSimple, the company said Dec. 29.

December 29, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Silicon Valley’s Push Into Cars Is Testing Aptiv

The auto industry is being upended anew in ways that could challenge Aptiv.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
December 27, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla to Halt Games on Screens in Moving Cars

DETROIT — Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
December 23, 2021