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Waymo is tapping the brakes on self-driving trucks and shifting most of its capital, resources and talent to one commercial bet: ride-hailing. The move, which was announced Wednesday in a …
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Fernride has figured out a way to launch a commercially viable autonomous, electric truck business today. The secret? Not driving on public roads. Most AV trucking companies are going after …
Fernride nudges yard trucks toward full autonomy with $31M in new funds Read More
TuSimple, a publicly traded company developing self-driving trucks, is doing regular test runs on an expressway in Japan, marking its entrance into the island nation, the company said Tuesday. The …
TuSimple has started testing its self-driving truck tech in Japan Read More
A California bill that would require a trained human safety operator to be present any time a heavy-duty autonomous vehicle operates on public roads in the state is getting traction. …
California lawmakers and AV industry battle for future of self-driving trucks Read More
Self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics plans to introduce an electric autonomous Class 8 truck to its fleet in 2024. The news comes as California, one of the states Kodiak hopes …
Kodiak Robotics is adding an electric, autonomous semi truck to its fleet next year Read More
TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou has refuted allegations from senior leadership that he was trying to poach staff for his new company. In a LinkedIn post, Hou said that he resigned …
TuSimple co-founder blames exit on CEO pay and autonomy downgrade Read More
TuSimple’s co-founder, Xiaodi Hou, resigned from the company’s board of directors last week amid an internal investigation which sought to verify claims that Hou approached TuSimple employees about leaving the …
TuSimple co-founder resigns, accused of poaching staff for new venture Read More