Topic: Freight Transportation

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PlusAI launches SuperDrive 6.0 to accelerate commercial driverless autonomous trucking

March 7, 2026 · PlusAI launched SuperDrive 6.0, utilizing 10x faster AI training that enables new features to accelerate commercial driverless autonomous trucking.

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Stack AV Launches Self Driving Truck Business With Argo AI Veterans, SoftBank Support

September 8, 2023 · Stack AV is a new Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking developer that plans to apply its founders' expertise in AI and self-driving vehicles to modernize freight transport.

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CloudSort Focuses on Driving Efficiency, Flexibility, and Scalability to the Middle Mile

August 2, 2023 · CloudSort said its approach to optimizing middle-mile shipping is an alternative to hub-and-spoke operations that takes advantage of its distributed network of shippers.

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Aurora Innovation Raises $820M to Put Autonomous Trucks on the Road

July 24, 2023 · Aurora Innovation said it is on schedule with its product roadmap as it develops Aurora Horizon for autonomous freight transportation and Aurora Connect for ride hailing.

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Autonomous Freight Truck Maker Einride Begins Working With PepsiCo as Part of U.K. Expansion

April 19, 2023 · Einride has entered a three-year partnership with PepsiCo, and its electric trucks will begin doing delivers between Walkers manufacturing sites in Leicester and Coventry.

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Reliable Robotics Wins U.S. Air Force Contract to Study Large Aircraft Automation

February 9, 2023 · Reliable Robotics is developing automation and remote piloting for large, multi-engine cargo jets for the U.S. Air Force, as well as commercial customers.

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ASI Logistics and SICK Enable Yard Trucks to Autonomously Reverse Into Trailers

January 25, 2023 · ASI Logistics uses SICK lidar sensors to get data for its autonomous yard trucks to reverse into trailers, identify how hitch to them, and move them around safely.

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Outrider Raises $73M Series C to Accelerate Adoption of Autonomous Yard Trucks

January 19, 2023 · Outrider has received funding from the venture capital arms of NVIDIA and other investors to scale up its fleet to more customer sites.

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Outrider Adds Robot Arms Using Deep Learning to Autonomous Yard Trucks

December 19, 2022 · Outrider said its patented TrailerConnect technology can robotically attach brake and electric lines from yard trucks to semi-trailers, recognizing their differences.

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Embark Provides First Autonomous Truck to Knight-Swift as Part of Truck Transfer Program

December 19, 2022 · Embark Trucks has provided the first truck using its autonomy technology to carrier Knight-Swift for a Las Angeles-to-Phoenix route rather than operate the vehicle itself.

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Einride Keeps on Trucking Autonomously With $500M Investment

December 8, 2022 · Einride has raised $200 million in Series C equity and $300 million in a debt facility to continue developing and deploying its ecosystem of autonomous freight mobility.

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Truck Unloading a Solvable Problem for Automation, Says Pickle Robot CEO

November 16, 2022 · Truck unloading is a difficult task for distribution centers and warehouses, but Pickle Robot plans to lead the pack of companies working to automate it.

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Pickle Robot Pilots Truck Unloading in Southern California, Raises Series A Funding

November 15, 2022 · Pickle Robot, which is running pilots of its truck unloading robots, has raised $26 million and added executives to its team as it commercializes its technology.

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5 Autonomous Trucking Companies Hauling Along

November 12, 2022 · Robotics companies working on autonomous trucks continue to take on new partnerships as they develop their technologies.

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Einride Completes Autonomous Truck Pilot on U.S. Public Road With GE Appliances

October 31, 2022 · Einride has successfully tested its Eindride Saga electric, autonomous vehicle in Tennessee, and it plans to set up an office in Berlin to support German industry.

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Waymo and J.B. Hunt Joined by Wayfair in Autonomous Trucking Pilot in Texas

July 5, 2022 · Waymo's pilot with J.B. Hunt is expanding to include the first autonomous freight hauls for Wayfair with the goal of making self-driving transport commercially viable.

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Einride Pod Picks Up Federal Approval to Operate Autonomously on U.S. Public Roads

June 24, 2022 · Einride plans to begin testing its Autonomous Electric Transport Pods on U.S. roads with client GE Appliances in the third quarter to show its value for commercialization.

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AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 Focuses on Use Cases, Regulation, and Workforce of the Future

May 31, 2022 · AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 panelists discussed the importance of public safety for drone and autonomous truck developers and operations, as well as the need for more skilled workers.

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Aurora and FedEx Expand Autonomous Trucking Pilot in Texas Ahead of Schedule

May 19, 2022 · Aurora Innovation and FedEx have expanded their autonomous trucking pilot program to a second route in Texas after successfully completing 60,000 miles of daily freight hauls.

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Embark and U.S. Xpress Partner to Add Nationwide Terminal Network for Autonomous Transfer Point Operations

May 6, 2022 · Embark Trucks says U.S. Xpress has joined its partner development program and will add its fleet properties to Embark's transfer point network for autonomous trucks.

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