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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, Safety, Autonomous

Kodiak Robotics Introduces Next-Gen Autonomous Truck

Kodiak Robotics has unveiled its fourth-generation autonomous truck, which is set to hit the roads during the fourth quarter.

October 1, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Toyota Banks on Mobility Technology for Future Growth

TOKYO — Japanese automaker Toyota is revving up acquisitions in mobility technology, adding Renovo Motors Inc., a Silicon Valley software developer, to its Woven Planet team, which is working on automated driving.

Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press
September 28, 2021
Government, Technology, Autonomous

Freight Groups Press Biden Administration on AV Policy

Freight stakeholders are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to proceed with implementing a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicle technology.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Pass the Test and Tesla Owners Might Get Full Self-Driving Beta Access

The wait is almost over for some Tesla Inc. customers to get access to driver-assistance technology the company has marketed in controversial ways — as long as they’re on their best behavior.

Craig Trudell and Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
September 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Top 100

Ryder Partners With Embark to Open Autonomous Truck Transfer Points

Ryder System and Embark Trucks are launching a nationwide network of transfer points that will be used to transition shipments from driverless longhaul trucks to driver-enabled last-mile trucks, the companies said Sept. 21.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 23, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA Nominee Meera Joshi Promotes Autonomous Tech’s Safety Potential

WASHINGTON — Autonomous technology meant to enhance freight connectivity could transform the country’s commercial landscape and improve safety, President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee trucking regulations told a U.S. Senate panel Sept. 22.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Tesla Is Building a New Battery Factory in California

A California mayor said Tesla Inc. broke ground in his city on what it calls a new “Megafactory,” praising the planned facility in a Facebook post that was deleted and is now visible again.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
September 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

FedEx, Paccar, Aurora Launch Autonomous Trucking Pilot

Aurora Innovation Inc., Paccar Inc. and FedEx Corp. launched a commercial pilot of autonomous trucking in Texas.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
September 22, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

NTSB to Investigate Tesla Crash in Florida That Left Two Dead

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Federal officials said Sept. 17 they will investigate a fiery Tesla crash that left two people dead in South Florida.

September 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Embark, HP Introduce EV Drayage Within Autonomous Truck Operations

Embark Trucks Inc., developer of self-driving software for the trucking industry, has partnered with HP Inc. to combine electric and autonomous truck technology, the companies announced Sept. 14.

September 17, 2021