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A self-driving truck, also known as an autonomous truck or robo-truck, is an application of self-driving technology aiming to create trucks that can operate without human input. [1] Alongside light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, many companies are developing self-driving technology in semi trucks to automate highway driving in the delivery ...
Gatik focuses on medium-distance deliveries, known as the middle mile, using Level 4 autonomous trucks to transport groceries and other goods between distribution centers, micro-fulfillment centers and retail locations. [22] [23] [24] Gatik's Level 4 autonomous trucks operate without a safety driver on repeated routes. [25] [26]
Autonomous logistics describes systems that provide unmanned, autonomous transfer of equipment, baggage, people, information or resources from point-to-point with minimal human intervention. Autonomous logistics is a new area being researched and currently there are few papers on the topic, with even fewer systems developed or deployed.
Uber Freight thinks it has a solution to the ongoing truck driver shortage here in the U.S. The unit, which is Uber’s trucking logistics and supply chain management offering, says in a report ...
A U.S. Department of Transportation-sponsored study found that autonomous trucking will increase U.S. employment by up to 35,000 jobs per year over the next three decades. Currently, AV companies ...
FreightWaves regularly covers the six startups pursuing Level 4 high autonomy on the road. This week, we're looking at autonomy from a different perspective. What happens when those trailers get ...
A commercial freight truck using Plus's self-driving technology drove across the U.S. from California to Pennsylvania in December 2019, hauling butter for Land O'Lakes. [6] According to Popular Mechanics, this was the first time that an autonomous freight vehicle had driven across the country delivering goods. [1]
Swedish startup Einride has created a system that will enable autonomous truck fleets that only require one (or even zero!) operators at a time. Einride, which touts itself as the first “fully ...