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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

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Glid Unveils Autonomous Road-to-Rail Freight Vehicle

Glid Technologies has introduced Raden, an autonomous hybrid-electric vehicle that can operate on both roads and rails, designed to improve the first mile of freight logistics.

November 4, 2025
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WeRide Poised to Raise $308 Million in Hong Kong Listing

WeRide is set to raise HK$2.39 billion ($308 million) from its Hong Kong share sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

November 4, 2025
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Robotaxi Firm Pony AI Raises $863M in Hong Kong Listing

The robotaxi firm’s listing has attracted Uber Technologies, which was in talks to invest about $100 million in the share sale, Bloomberg reported. Pony AI went public in the U.S. last year.

November 3, 2025
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Suit Claims Faulty Tesla Doors Led to Deaths in Fiery Crash

NHTSA disclosed in September that it’s investigating whether some Tesla doors are defective, citing incidents in which exterior handles stopped working and trapped  occupants inside.

November 3, 2025
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Aurora Prepares for Pivotal Launches as Losses Continue in Q3

The International Motors LT Series tractors will be deployed as part of Aurora’s transportation-as-a- service product line, according to the self-driving truck technology developer.

October 31, 2025

TT Podcasts: RoadSigns

Tim Bauer of Eaton's Mobility Group discusses the evolution of ADAS and its growing impact on trucking.

October 30, 2025
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ATA Leaders Cite AI's Benefits While Parsing Out the Hype

“We hear so many things about the space of AI and what it can do. But what are the practical implications for us?" says newly installed ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen.

October 29, 2025
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Boston Weighs Clampdown on Robotaxis in Threat to Waymo

The autonomous cars wouldn’t be allowed to operate unless a human safety operator is inside the vehicle and able to intervene, according to the proposed ordinance.

October 29, 2025
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Uber Rolls Out in San Francisco With Lucid, Nuro Robotaxis

The move is a step toward Uber challenging Alphabet’s Waymo, whose driverless taxis have become ubiquitous in San Francisco. Road testing is underway.

October 29, 2025
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Tesla May Add Steering Wheel, Pedals to Cybercab After All

“If we have to have a steering wheel, it can have a steering wheel and pedals,” Robyn Denholm, the chair of Tesla’s board of directors, told Bloomberg News in an interview Oct. 28.

October 28, 2025