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Volvo Autonomous Solutions removes safety driver at Brönnöy Kalk

The autonomous transport solution developed for Brönnöy Kalk consists of seven fully autonomous Volvo FH trucks and V.A.S.’s in-house developed virtual driver.

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Inside an autonomous truck chassis

Let’s pop the hood and actually see the redundancy that’s required to make autonomous trucks possible.

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TuSimple highlights autonomous driving technology to enable ADAS, L4 autonomous trucks

The TuSimple Domain Controller moves from edge computing at the sensor level to a centralized platform that has the computational power to process more data, the company noted.

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Ascend, Volvo announce autonomous partnership

Ascend, a truckload carrier that offers middle-mile supply chain solutions, announced a commercial partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS). Ascend is the first asset-based truckload carrier to reserve capacity for VAS’s hub-to-hub autonomous transportation offering in the first lane planned for operation. Ascend Dedicated is the firm’s newest arm which is being built upon the strong foundation

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The progressive process of bringing autonomous trucks to market

The automated truck driving evolution has already begun. Here’s where it’s going.

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Three autonomous truck aspects to start seriously considering

The automated truck conversation expands beyond the technology and into business reality.

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Volvo Group Venture Capital AB invests in the autonomous trucking technology

Waabi is developing next-generation artificial intelligence technology to solve autonomy at scale.

Peterbilt showcases advanced truck technology at CES

Peterbilt’s most advanced trucks were a CES showstopper.

A retrofittable Level 2 automated driver assistance system ride along

Automated driver assistance systems tend to get lumped together with monikers like “active lane keep assist” and “adaptive cruise control,” but the reality is that all ADAS systems have subtle operational differences that can make a big impact on a truck driver over thousands of miles. The best way to understand those differences is to

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Kenworth debuts T680 Next Generation with Aurora Driver

Kenworth debuted a T680 Next Generation equipped with the Aurora Driver at the recent ATA Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. The truck was displayed in the Kenworth booth at the San Diego Convention Center. The prototype Kenworth T680 Next Gen provides an autonomy-enabled truck platform integrated with the Aurora Driver, a Level 4 autonomy system. The

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Peterbilt rolls out its SuperTruck 2, autonomous truck at ATA MCE

Peterbilt Motors Co. showcased its advanced technology vehicles at the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Management Conference and Exhibition (MCE) show in San Diego, Calif. It was the first time Peterbilt’s new SuperTruck II demonstrator vehicle has been seen publicly. SuperTruck II features a unique aerodynamic shape with a center drive position that improves overall visibility,

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Photo Gallery: The trucking technology of ATA MCE 2022

Automated driving, electrification and truck data-driven solutions that aim to boost ROI are three of the top themes at this year’s ATA Management Conference and Exhibition (MCE). Frankly, trucking technology typically takes top billing at this event. It’s a great place to kick the metaphorical technology tires. Already at the show, I’ve taken a ride

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