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Class 7-8
Freightliner partners with Waymo for Level 4 autonomous Cascadia
Daimler Trucks and Waymo will work together towards deploying an autonomous SAE Level 4 Freightliner Cascadia by 2024. Details here on Equipment World.
November 10, 2020
Class 7-8
Googleâs Waymo division begins autonomous truck testing in Texas
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle division of Google parent company Alphabet, has begun mapping Interstates in Texas and New Mexico in a lead up to testing its self-driving semis. In the testing, a fleet of Chrysler Pacificas will be trailed by Waymo big rigs. The trucks wonât be loaded with freight and will have a driver [âŠ]
February 12, 2020
Battery electric
Toyota, Volkswagen strike deal to develop electric, autonomous trucks
Toyota and Volkswagen have announced a partnership that will see the Japanese and German rivals working together to develop autonomous and electric trucks. As reported by the Financial Times, Toyotaâs Hino heavy truck division and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH will âcooperate broadly in procurement and logistics in addition to hybrid engines, connectivity and other [âŠ]
April 13, 2018
Vocational
GM unveils SURUS, a fuel cell chassis for autonomous work and military trucks of the future
One year after debuting the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered pickup designed in collaboration with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, General Motors has unveiled a new platform that the automaker hopes will translate what has been learned from the ZH2 into larger commercial and military trucks. Dubbed the Silent [âŠ]
October 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
RIDOT makes plans for self-driving technology
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is seeking requests for information on how it can support connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and other technology to improve transportation. The RIDOT hopes to start pilot programs for CAVs at locations around the state and is accepting company proposals through early October to identify and overcome challenges to [âŠ]
September 18, 2017
Construction Equipment
U.S. Army to test run a convoy of autonomous trucks on Michigan highway
While the focus in autonomous truck development is often on private companies, the U.S. Army has also remained diligent in pursuing self-driving tech. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has been successful for the past year testing communications systems during truck platooning runs on Interstate 69 in St. Clair and [âŠ]
June 7, 2017
Pickups
Self-driving Ford F-150 in testing at Texas A&M
Texas A&M University has been testing a Ford F-150 that can run autonomously or by remote control. The 2005 truck, upfit by the universityâs Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, has been driven several miles in controlled settings. Like its larger Class 8 autonomous counterparts, the pickup undergoes testing while someone sits in the [âŠ]
November 25, 2016
Construction Equipment
Komatsu unveils Autonomous Haulage Vehicle, a mining truck that doesnât even have a cab
Though it offers autonomous operation on its 830E and 930E haul trucks, Komatsu has unveiled at the MINExpo show in Las Vegas a mining truck designed specifically for unmanned operation. Typically, the only difference you can spot between manned and unmanned mining trucks is the lack of an operator inside the cab. But Komatsuâs aptly-named [âŠ]
September 29, 2016
Vocational
How Cat is using the 793F haul truck to bring automation to more machines
Caterpillar first started internal discussions on autonomous trucks back in 1996, says Jim Hawkins, director of the companyâs mining technology enabled solutions, âbut really we didnât start in earnest until 2012. We really wanted to focus on how to make an autonomous truck outperform a truck with an operator.â Company executives, including Hawkins and Cat group [âŠ]
September 27, 2016
Class 7-8
Automation to transform trucking âfaster than most think,â forecasters say
The trucking industry is on the precipice of 10 to 20 years of change unlike itâs ever experienced, says transportation economist NoĂ«l Perry, and carriers and haulers who want to survive these changes must be prepared for them, he said. âThe last major change we had was deregulation,â he said. âAnd it had only a [âŠ]
September 22, 2016
Construction Equipment
Volvo says its self-driving prototype FMX can safely navigate mines
Though in development for some time, Volvo recently decided to give us all a peek behind its R&D curtain, sharing details on an autonomous truck the company is testing for use in the mining industry. The company says this self-driving truck, an FMX model based on the picture the company has shared, is capable of navigating fixed [âŠ]
May 16, 2016
Construction Equipment
Daimler Trucks execs offer insight on new DD5, DD8 medium duty engines, autonomous trucks
The principle leaders of Daimler Trucks along with Roger Penske fielded questions from the media Friday following the North American launch of the companyâs new medium duty diesel engines today, touching on a variety of products. The new DD5 and DD8 engines, the production of which Daimler plans to move to Detroit, now give Daimler a [âŠ]
November 23, 2015
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