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Aurora begins driverless commercial trucking in Texas

Robotics Business Review

The deployment will provide autonomous freight transportation between Dallas and Houston. Aurora Driver follows the rules of the road Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell founded Aurora in 2017. Source: Aurora Aurora Innovation Inc. last week launched a commercial self-driving trucking service in Texas. by the end of the year.

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Gatik gets independent safety validation from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics

Robotics Business Review

It claimed that this third-party audit was the first of its kind and that it marks a significant milestone toward commercialization of self-driving freight operations. Founded in 2017, Gatik has developed autonomous vehicles ( AVs ) for middle-mile and short-haul logistics. ” Where is Gatik autonomous freight rolling to next?

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U-Freight supports TAPA’s supply chain security efforts

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

percent of incidents reported in November 2017, is further evidence of the need for diligence in supply chain security, says international freight forwarding and logistics company, U-Freight. The news that cargo thefts at unsecured locations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region accounted for 173 or 85.1

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Vertiia: Australian aerospace vertical takes-off

Manufacturer's Monthly

Photo by Peter Morris/sydneyheads.com Founded in 2017, AMSL Aero specialises in the design and manufacture of the Vertiia, a long-range Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. Vertiia transitions from vertical take-off like a helicopter to efficient wing-borne flight like an airplane. Jack Lloyd writes.

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Waymo testing driverless robotaxis on Phoenix’s highways

Robotics Business Review

It began quietly testing autonomous trucks in 2017 before launching a pilot in Atlanta in 2018 and then formally launching its trucking division in 2020. Hunt, Ryder, Uber Freight and UPS. It had several partnerships, including J.B. However, Waymo pumped the brakes on autonomous trucking about six months ago.

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Wayve announces strategic partnership with and investment from Uber

Robotics Business Review

Founded in 2017, the company is backed by investors including SoftBank Group, NVIDIA, and Eclipse Ventures. The company has an ongoing partnership with Uber Freight. The partners said they envision future Wayve-powered vehicles being available on the Uber network in multiple markets around the world. Register now.

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Australian EV truck manufacturer doubles assembly capacity

AU Manufacturing

Founded in Australia in 2012, SEA Electric released its first electric commercial products in 2017, while last year it launched its new range of medium and heavy-duty electric cab chassis models, distributed and supported by an extensive dealership network. GVM vehicles capable of being driven on a car licence, through to 22.5t