The partnership, which includes a Pilot Company strategic investment in Kodiak and a seat on its Board of Directors, is aimed at bringing autonomous truck inspections, maintenance, refueling, data offloading, and load pick-ups/drop-offs to Pilot and Flying J commercial customers.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Kodiak Robotics Partners with 10 Roads, Expands Autonomous Trucks to Florida
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiAutonomous vehicle startup Kodiak Robotics is expanding its self-driving freight service to Florida by partnering…
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Driverless CarsLast Mile DeliveryOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Faction’s right-sized driverless vehicle mission gets a boost
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe company’s most recent partnership with Point One Navigation, to help guide its autonomous B2B delivery fleets, builds on others with Nvidia, Arcimoto, and ElectraMeccanica aimed at solving the challenge of urban delivery and personal transportation with autonomy and teleoperation.
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Fleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Embark demonstrates autonomous truck emergency-vehicle interaction in Texas
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe “first-ever” public demonstration of an autonomous truck being pulled over by law enforcement in a routine traffic stop on a public highway marks completion of 12 of 16 milestones on the company’s capabilities roadmap and bringing the Embark Driver closer to commercialization in 2024.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Pony.ai and China’s Sany Partner on Level 4 Autonomous Trucks
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiToyota-backed self-driving vehicle startup Pony.ai is partnering with Sany Heavy Industry, China’s number one heavy…
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Last Mile DeliveryOff Road
Ottonomy closes funding round, announces Ottobot 2.0
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostNew investments from Connetic Ventures and others will enable the autonomous robotics delivery startup to develop its business and launch the latest version of its fully autonomous robot as it looks to rollout to airports, curbsides, and last-mile deliveries.
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Automated FleetsAutonomous ShuttlesOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
May Mobility strengthens AV mission of driver-out operations in 2023
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe autonomous vehicle technology company closed a $111 million Series C funding round and is beginning development on Toyota’s next-generation e-Palette mobility platform.
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ADASAutomated FleetsDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
One-year-old Zeekr 001 already getting major updates
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostWith a record-setting sales pace for an EV startup in China, the company’s first vehicle is getting a world-first 7-nm automotive application chip and a major OTA update for improved cockpit interface, driver comfort, and smart driving technologies.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Einride Approved to Operate Autonomous Electric Trucks on U.S. Public Roads
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiFor the first time, a remotely monitored autonomous electric truck designed to operate without a…
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Fleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Hydron to Produce Hydrogen-Powered Autonomous Trucks
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe co-founder of autonomous driving technology firm TuSimple is now launching a venture, Hydron, to…