Self-driving Trucks

Cathie Wood Snaps Up $1M More Of This Self-driving Truck Startup On The Dip

Cathie Wood Loads Up Another $1M In This Self-Driving Truck Startup On The Dip

Cathie Wood Adds $863K Of This Self-Driving Trucking Firm In 3rd Buy This Month

Cathie Wood Loads Up Another $1M In This Self-Driving Truck Startup On The Dip

Cathie Wood Adds $863K Of This Self-Driving Trucking Firm In 3rd Buy This Month

Cathie Wood Adds $329,000 More Of This Self-Driving Trucking Firm

Cathie Wood Loads Up $1M More Of This Self-Driving Trucking Firm As Shares Drop 80% YTD

Cathie Wood Adds $329,000 More Of This Self-Driving Trucking Firm

Cathie Wood Loads Up $1M More Of This Self-Driving Trucking Firm As Shares Drop 80% YTD

How Autonomous Freight Transport Will Transform Logistics

Cathie Wood Continues Buying Spree In This Self-Driving Trucking Startup As Shares Drop 70% YTD

Self-driving Trucks Recent News

Aurora, PACCAR, And FedEx Team Up To Test Autonomous Trucks In Texas

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will integrate Aurora Innovation's high-autonomy software-equipped trucks from PACCAR Inc.

Workhorse Withdraws Next-Gen Mail Truck Bid Protest

Workhorse Group is withdrawing its protest of a multibillion-dollar delivery truck contract that the U.S. Postal Service had awarded to Oshkosh Corp. after reconsidering the background of the bid as well as other business opportunities.

Walmart Drives Closer To Autonomous Delivery With Ford, Argo AI Deal

Ford and Argo AI, which are already collaborating on an autonomous vehicle pilot for a rideshare with Lyft, are adding a package delivery pilot to the mix with a separate agreement with Walmart.

Embark Knits BYD Electric Trucks With Its Autonomous Tractors For Cleaner Air

Autonomous software developer Embark Trucks is coordinating HP Inc.'s use of BYD Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) to pick up and drop off loads of computer products where Embark's supervised autonomous trucks can take over for freeway transit.

Locomation Convoy Plan Doubles Down On Autonomous Trucking Challenge

Autonomous trucking startup Locomation is pursuing with two Class 8 trucks what others are trying to accomplish with one: ultimately operating without a driver in either cab.

Hyundai Reveals Autonomous, Hydrogen-Powered Trucking Concept

Sustainability is in right now. Just look at Tesla and its EVs — the company, founded by mercurial technopreneur Elon Musk, had a stock price of around $88 at the beginning of 2020. The company's shares are now worth north of $700, and other automakers have been paying notice.

Fleet Telematics Provider Samsara Confidentially Files For IPO

Samsara Inc. said on Wednesday it has confidentially submitted plans to regulators for a U.S. initial public offering.

Ideanomics Acquires EV Maker VIA Motors In Deal Worth As Much As $630M

Electric commercial vehicle maker VIA Motors is being acquired by Ideanomics in a deal that values the company at $450 million.

Truck Talk: Throwing Shade Edition

This week, Plus CEO David Liu talks about autonomous trucking in China; debating the limitations of real-world autonomous miles versus simulations; and hybrid powertrain maker Hyliion's addition of a second secretary of transportation to its board.

Breaking: Amazon-Backed Rivian Files For $80B IPO

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has confirmed it has filed confidentially with the Securities & Exchange Commission for an initial public offering that could value the company at $80 billion, according to reports.

Shares Of NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Rise Above Previous 52-Week High

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Aurora Closes In On Production Version Of Self-Driving Truck Technology

Aurora Innovation developed a Level 4 autonomous truck back in 2018, but it didn't really focus on commercial vehicles until 2020. Now, with Volvo and Peterbilt in line for its self-driving system, Aurora is closing in on a production-intent version.

Transforming The In-Auto User Experience — Transmission

Point Pickup Technologies Acquires E-Commerce Tech Platform GrocerKey

Same-day delivery firm Point Pickup Technologies has acquired GrocerKey, a white label e-commerce technology platform.

The Zero-Emission Trailer Solves Challenges Of Electric TRU

By Beto Dantas, ConMet's Chief Technology & Innovation Officer

Connected Technology And Autonomous Trucking: Then, Now, And In The Future

By Paul Washicko, VP & GM ConMet Digital Business Unity

Nvidia Delivered But Its Crypto Product Fell Short

On Wednesday, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported its second-quarter earnings and succeeded in beating Wall Street estimates on the back of strong graphics card sales. However, its cryptocurrency chip product, CMP, had lower sales than Nvidia itself had predicted in May.

Delivering With Heart

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Tive CEO Krenar Komoni about how the company is working with customers to ensure critical, lifesaving, time-sensitive shipments are on time and in full.

Ryder Storms Deeper Into Trucking Autonomy In Tie-Up With Waymo Via

Ryder System, Inc. will provide maintenance for Waymo Via as the Google-backed autonomous driving software developer begins revenue-generating freight runs in Texas from a new transfer hub that Ryder helped design.

Milton's Sell-Off: Indicted Nikola Founder Dumps 7M Shares, Transfers 600,000 Others

Indicted Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton sold 7 million of his 79 million shares in the electric truck startup last week, pulling in $71.5 million that he may need for his legal fight against federal fraud charges.

Truck Talk: Autonomous Hitching Edition

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 to their destinations?

Nikola Moves On From Trevor Milton To Tackle Supply Chain Shortages

Nikola Corp. is unlikely to sell any battery-electric trucks this year because of semiconductor shortages for critical components, but it will let select customers and dealers use the trucks to build mileage and get retrofits later.

TuSimple Will Use Ryder Terminals To Expand Autonomous Freight Network

Autonomous trucking software developer TuSimple will use some of Ryder System Inc.'s (NYSE: R) more than 500 maintenance terminals to stretch its supervised driverless freight network from Arizona to Florida by the end of the year.