Automated Fleets

From its first client, a bakery, Faction aims to expand into other metro areas this year.

New AI-driven technology helps autonomous trucks perform key cargo yard operation.

Celebrating its 55th anniversary at CES 2023, Italdesign unveiled the Climb-E, for which the design house was responsible for horizontal mobility, partners Schindler for vertical mobility and Politecnico di Torino for architectural integration, and the mobility concept featuring Easyrain’s safety-system technologies.

The new advance helps Waymo determine weather conditions close to its autonomous vehicles to guide and improve performance.

At its November Release event, the company showcased its Gen 2 autonomous electric truck, the Grids concept tailored to regional use cases, and mass charging Stations that will be rolled out in multiple markets starting in LA in 2023.

The company’s expanded coverage map expansion is made possible by its transfer point model, leveraging Alterra Property Group and Ryder services at sites in key markets to automate core sunbelt lanes for carrier partners.

Self-driving trucking company Kodiak revealed it has partnered with Ikea on autonomous freight deliveries in…

Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik is partnering with Canada’s largest retailer, Loblaw, to launch the first fully driverless deliveries in Canada, the companies announced Oct. 5.

The 10-year partnership will begin deliveries this fall in Mountain View, California, and Houston, Texas. The companies plan to later expand the service to the greater Bay Area.

Production at a Magna facility in Michigan has begun, with additional models for different use cases expected off the same platform, as Cartken’s customer base expands with applications like Grubhub’s on the Ohio State University campus.