8 Autonomous Trucking Stories From This Week

This week, Lightning eMotors and Perrone Robotics announced they are working together to offer Class 3 through 7 self-driving, electric fleet vehicles. The partnership combines Perrone’s autonomous vehicle platform with Lighting’s fleet of zero emission shuttle vehicles.

PIDC, which bills itself as “Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation” is the first customer to use a Lighting eMotors vehicle powered by Perrone Robotics’ autonomous vehicle technology.

Lighting eMotors works with Perrone Robotics to outfit shuttle EVs with self-driving technology

This week, Lightning eMotors and Perrone Robotics announced they are working together to offer Class 3 through 7 self-driving, electric fleet vehicles. The partnership combines Perrone’s autonomous vehicle platform with Lighting’s fleet of zero emission shuttle vehicles.

PIDC, which bills itself as “Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation” is the first customer to use a Lighting eMotors vehicle powered by Perrone Robotics’ autonomous vehicle technology.

From DHL piloting Volvo's Autonomous Vehicle System to the announcement that Covenant and Aurora are working together, the autonomous trucking space saw a lot of activity this week.

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