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PA trucking company awarded $1.8M to partially replace fleet with electric semi trucks

Pennsylvania trucking company awarded grant for electric semi trucks and charging stations as part of Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Pilot Grant program.  Watsontown Trucking,...

Bill seeks to ban self-driving semis without a human on board from New York roadways

A bill recently introduced in the New York State Senate would ban self-driving semis without a human on board from operating on public roadways throughout the state.

‘Safer than a human driver’– Kodiak rolls out world’s first driverless-ready semi truck for scaled deployment

On Tuesday, Kodiak Robotics Inc. debuted an autonomous semi truck that they say is an industry-first, driver-less ready vehicle designed for widespread commercial deployment.

Companies say they’re on target to help deploy driverless semi trucks at scale by 2027

A leading autonomous vehicle company said on Friday that they have achieved a key milestone to deploying driverless semi trucks at scale by 2027.

Truckers must act before January 1 to maintain FMCSA Portal access

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is warning truckers that they need to act fast in order to maintain FMCSA Portal access.

Nikola founder sentenced for misleading investors with staged video of an electric semi truck rolling down a hill

The founder and former CEO of Nikola was sentenced to prison and issued hefty fine for misleading investors with a staged video of an electric semi truck rolling down a hill.

“Autopilot” issues sparks recall of nearly every Tesla car on the road today

A Tesla recall over autopilot issues has been announced this week and will affect more than 2 million Tesla cars on the road in...

Driverless truck company to exit U.S. operations, will lay off 75% of American workers

A prominent driverless truck company will wind down U.S. operations and cut ties with most of their U.S. workers.

Soon-to-be-released electric semi trailer provides “the fuel economy you’d get if you were bobtailing your tractor,” says company executive 

A newly developed electric semi trailer can boost the fuel economy of tractor trailer by nearly 37%, company executives claim.  Range Energy has developed a...

Texas can expect fully self-driving semi trucks by 2024, autonomous freight company says

An autonomous freight company says it expects to launch fully autonomous semi trucks on highways throughout the state of Texas by next year.  Aurora, a...

Cabless, driverless trucks now in full time use at Tennessee warehouse

Einride announced on Monday that their autonomous electric vehicle technology has been deployed on a full time basis at a Tennessee warehouse Swedish-based Einride...

Driverless truck company Aurora opens first commercial lane between Houston and Dallas

On Wednesday, driverless truck tech company Aurora Innovation, Inc. announced the opening of the company's first commercial trucking lane.

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