Category: AUTONOMOUS

BYD Partners with Nuro to Manufacture All-Electric Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

BYD Partners with Nuro to Manufacture All-Electric Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

| January 18, 2022

Nuro’s third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle will feature greater payload and new safety technologies BYD Co., Ltd. announced its partnership with leading autonomous vehicle company Nuro to begin producing the company’s third-generation electric autonomous delivery vehicle. The partnership is expected to scale Nuro’s more affordable, eco-friendly, and convenient services to millions of people across the country. […]

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J.B. Hunt and Waymo Via Announce Long-Term Collaboration with Plans to Complete Fully Autonomous Transport

J.B. Hunt and Waymo Via Announce Long-Term Collaboration with Plans to Complete Fully Autonomous Transport

| January 16, 2022

Multi-year agreement will feature multiple pilots and explore digital marketplace integration J.B. Hunt Transport, one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, announced a long-term, strategic alliance with Waymo Via that will advance innovative efforts to integrate commercial autonomous driving technology in transportation and logistics, with ultimate plans to complete fully autonomous […]

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Embark Autonomous Trucks Unveils Technical Roadmap to Navigate Snowy Conditions

Embark Autonomous Trucks Unveils Technical Roadmap to Navigate Snowy Conditions

| January 14, 2022

Navigation through snowy conditions is another key hurdle to commercial deployment of autonomous trucks, and accelerates Embark’s commercialization nationwide Embark Trucks, Inc. developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, announced a roadmap to develop and deploy technology that would allow Embark-equipped trucks to operate in snowy conditions autonomously. Embark is planning to develop and […]

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Six Future Mobility Trends from IDTechEx Research

Six Future Mobility Trends from IDTechEx Research

| January 11, 2022

The rapid pace of change has been enabled by technological leaps in the underlying componentry and materials, from Li-ion batteries to LiDAR As a leading market intelligence provider, IDTechEx has provided insights on mobility trends for 20 years. In this time, electric vehicle start-ups have moved from obscurity into some of the world’s most valuable […]

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Iteris Selected To Support Development Of Connected Vehicle Data Exchange Platform For Florida Department Of Transportation

Iteris Selected To Support Development Of Connected Vehicle Data Exchange Platform For Florida Department Of Transportation

| January 6, 2022

Initiative leverages Iteris’ expertise to prepare cities and states for advancements in connected and automated vehicle technology Iteris, Inc. smart mobility infrastructure management, has been selected by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as part of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) team to develop a connected vehicle data exchange platform, representing the further expansion of Iteris’ specialized consulting services […]

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Torc Robotics expands footprint in Austin, Supporting fast growth in drive to commercialize self-driving trucks

Torc Robotics expands footprint in Austin, Supporting fast growth in drive to commercialize self-driving trucks

| January 6, 2022

The expansion into Austin is part of Torc’s continued, steady growth since Daimler Truck acquired a majority share two years ago Torc Robotics will open its third U.S. location — in Austin, Texas, in early 2022. The approximately 21,000-square-foot office will complement the self-driving truck firm’s Blacksburg, Virginia, headquarters and its Albuquerque, New Mexico, test center. The expansion coincides with […]

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