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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.

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Elon Musk’s Tesla Share Sales Pass $10 Billion

Elon Musk’s offloading of Tesla Inc. shares surpassed the $10 billion mark as he sold stock in the electric car maker for the fourth consecutive week.

December 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, Perspective

Perspective: Supporting Operations With Trailer Intelligence

Automated truck companies make for popular industry conversation, but with great automated truck power comes great trailer responsibility. When exploring automated solutions, fleets must ensure their trailers get technological attention as well.

Ross Froat | Vice President, Engineering and Government Affairs, Peterson Manufacturing
November 29, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Locomation Announces Results of Study on ARC Benefits

Autonomous truck technology company Locomation announced an independent environmental impact evaluation found its Autonomous Relay Convoy (ARC) system will dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas footprint, fuel consumption and operating costs of transporting goods by truck.

November 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100

Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine

Walmart Inc. is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.

November 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Self-Driving Stocks Join EVs as Next Trader Obsession

Self-driving technology companies are the latest automotive stocks to become an obsession of retail traders, with firms like Aurora Innovation Inc. surging Nov. 19 on high volume.

Esha Dey | Bloomberg News
November 19, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

UPS Expands Waymo Partnership to Include Autonomous Class 8 Trucks

Self-driving truck technology developer Waymo announced it expanded its partnership with UPS Inc. to include autonomous freight movement with Class 8 vehicles.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
November 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Startup Embark Trucks Now Publicly Traded

Autonomous truck software developer Embark Trucks Inc. announced it completed its business combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II, and the combined company has been renamed Embark Technology Inc.

November 15, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

Daimler Truck Shares Details on Plans Post-Spinoff

Daimler Truck AG, the largest global truck maker, intends to go public Dec. 10, and recently described what that would look like in terms of products and performance.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
November 12, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Self-Driving Software Developer Aurora Goes Public

Self-driving technology company Aurora announced it completed its business combination with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a special purpose acquisition company.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
November 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Twitter Users Back Musk Selling 10% of Stake

Tesla Inc. declined after Elon Musk’s Twitter followers voted in favor of selling 10% of his stake in a poll set up by the electric car chief.

Ryan Beene and Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
November 8, 2021