The company’s first battery-electric long-haul truck advances the Mercedes-Benz Trucks vision of accident-free driving with safety assistance systems that go beyond the legal requirements in many areas using a new electronics platform with sensor fusion that merges radar and camera data.
Fleets and Trucks
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Last Mile DeliveryOn Road
Marco’s Pizza working with Magna on last-mile robot delivery services
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe auto supplier’s new mobility efforts get a boost from a proof-of-concept collaboration with the fast-growing chain that will include multiple last-mile delivery platform options, adding to its experience from other autonomous delivery robot projects with Brooklyn Pizza and Cartken.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Inceptio receives orders for hundreds of autonomous trucks in China
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiAutonomous trucking startup Inceptio Technology has new orders from Chinese delivery companies for hundreds of…
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Fleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Tyson and Gatik partner on autonomous delivery
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe companies partnership will deliver chicken wings, breakfast sausage, hot dogs and more in Arkansas.
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Fleets and TrucksOn Road
Former Argo AI leaders launch Stack AV autonomous trucking business
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostFounded by industry experts Bryan Salesky, Peter Rander, and Brett Browning and backed by SoftBank Group, the Pittsburgh-based company is developing AI-powered technology to maximize trucks’ uptime, optimize existing infrastructure, minimize emissions, and most importantly improve roadway safety.
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Automated FleetsAutonomous ShuttlesOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
SAE releases latest best practice for automated vehicle safety
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThis week’s best practice for developing ADS safety performance thresholds based on human driving behavior follows last month’s publication for continuous monitoring and improvement after deployment, as its Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium accelerates support for AV advancement.
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Driverless CarsFleets and TrucksMachine Control & RoboticsOff RoadOn RoadTest and Simulation
Recogni develops Pegasus PCIe card for easier autonomous mobility development
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe card paired with Recogni’s SDK provides greater development and deployment flexibility for any autonomous mobility use case for what it says is the world’s first 1000 TOPS class inference solution.
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Driverless CarsFleets and TrucksMachine Control & RoboticsOff RoadOn Road
Cohda’s CV2X technology gets green light in Europe
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostIts MK6 connected-vehicle solution has achieved CE certification in Europe, paving the way for its implementation in the region for the rollout of intelligent transport systems and an enabler for highly automated driving introduction.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadPublic TransportationSelf-Driving TrucksTaxis and Ride Sharing
Waymo driving away from trucking
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiGoogle’s sibling Waymo is focusing on robo-taxis instead of autonomous trucking.
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ADASAutomated FleetsDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Big changes in lidar leaders for cars and robotaxis
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostAccording to Yole Intelligence, Chinese passenger car OEMs and robotaxi technology companies are driving the automotive lidar market, which is expected to grow globally to about $4.5 billion in 2028.