Tag: Autonomous Trucks
A truck driver performs a truck horn serenade in this video filmed while stopped at a red light intersection. In the clip, the truck driver is waiting behind a line of cars stopped at a red light...
Agents seized almost $500,000 in cocaine hidden amongst a load of cotton candy in Texas earlier this month. The contraband was found on May 9th inside of a tractor trailer crossing the World Trade Bridge near Laredo,...
Alberta oil sands company to lay off 400 as they deploy self-driving trucks
Suncor Energy has announced that it will eliminate approximately 400 full time positions at mining sites in northern Alberta as they deploy a fleet...
Senate’s driverless car bill does not include driverless trucks
On Thursday, the Senate released bipartisan legislation that details federal law concerning the driverless car industry.
The bill seeks to help the car industry speed up...
California Denies Tesla’s Request To Test Autonomous Trucks
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, met with Department of Motor Vehicles officials in California on Wednesday to discuss testing of an electric long-haul semi-truck. Musk released...
New Self-Driving Semi Startup “Embark” Enters The Market
A new self-driving truck startup -- this one helmed by two 21 year olds -- has entered the market today, unveiling technology that they...
VIDEO: Comedian Warns “Robot Truckers Are Coming!”
Watch as comedian Stephen Colbert hops on the CB radio to warn everyone that robot truckers are coming -- only to discover that they're already...
VIDEO: Autonomous Trucks In Action On California Freeways
California-based start up Otto recently announced that they've been road testing autonomous truck on freeways in the Bay Area. Take a look. https://youtu.be/J_T9aSHbTbE Video Credit:
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Daimler: Self-Driving Trucks Are As Close As 2 Years Away
As Daimler seeks certification to begin testing autonomous trucks on German roads, the firm announced that they would begin production in 2 to 3 years.
7.7 Million ‘Automated Driving’ Platoon Truck Systems To Ship By 2025
The lead driver will in sole control of all the vehicles in the convoy, "allowing following drivers to rest, or eliminating the need for them altogether."
VIDEO: Army’s Bad A$$ Autonomous Trucks
This is the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin video of a an autonomous truck convoy.
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