The pre-order is for an autonomous delivery vehicle from Udelv. Fleets of “Transporters,” powered by self-driving technology from Mobileye, are planned to start operation in 2023.
Beginning this year, Gatik will integrate its autonomous driving technology into Isuzu medium-duty N-Series trucks to produce SAE Level 4 delivery vehicles.
Kenworth General Manager Kevin Baney discussed production delays due to a COVID-19 disruption in microchip availability and sat down with HDT to talk about the past year, his company’s new trucks, technology, and the road ahead.
Gatik is partnering with Via Motors to deploy an autonomous, electrified box truck on a Ford Transit 350 chassis. The initiative comes as the autonomous technology company prepares to remove its safety driver on a Walmart route.
Goodyear Ventures has added TuSimple and Starship Technologies to its growing investment portfolio.
Paccar announced a global alliance with autonomous truck technology start-up Aurora to develop, test and commercialize autonomous Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks.
Beginning in January, Gatik will provide Loblaw with a reliable, contactless delivery solution for transporting multi-temperature goods from its automated picking facility to retail locations across the Greater Toronto Area.
The Traton Group and TuSimple recently announced a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks.
The tracking tool provides data for on-road testing of automated driving systems in 17 cities and will allow participants to share testing activities related to automated driving systems and other safety-related information with the public.
Ike’s autonomous deployment model could create 140,000 new local truck driving jobs by 2030, the company says.