It’s getting to be a traffic jam. Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous vehicle division Waymo began this month operating an autonomous freight truck in the Atlanta area, carrying server equipment, racks and related material to Google data centers.
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Editorial: Industry Turns Gaze to Automation
Automated driving technology has been a consistently hot topic in the trucking industry over the past few years, but the glare of the spotlight was particularly bright last week at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting and beyond.
March 9, 2018Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Now Hauling Freight in Arizona
Uber Technologies Inc. announced that its self-driving commercial trucks are now conducting regular freight hauls in Arizona through the Uber Freight network.
March 6, 2018Ford is Arriving With a Solution to Miami’s Terrible Drivers: Eliminate Them
On Feb. 27, Ford announced it had chosen Miami-Dade to be the first large-scale test site of its self-driving vehicle fleet.
February 27, 2018Glitches or Not, Nissan Starts Testing Semi-Autonomous Rides
YOKOHAMA, Japan — In the future Nissan envisions, driverless cars will pick up children from school and recommend restaurants to tourists in various languages.
February 23, 2018Uber’s Kalanick Stays Calm on the Stand During Waymo Trade-Secrets Trial
Subdued. Calm. Compliant. Agreeable. Those adjectives aren’t typically associated with Travis Kalanick, Uber’s combative co-founder. But during 50 minutes on the witness stand in the Waymo vs. Uber trial on Feb. 6, a suit-and-tie-clad Kalanick kept his cool, meekly agreeing with most questions posed to him by Charles Verhoeven, Waymo’s lead attorney.
February 7, 2018Waymo, Uber Trade Barbs in Court Over Trade-Secret Theft Suit
Waymo and Uber lawyers squared off in a federal court on Feb. 5 on the first day of a bombshell trade-secret theft case.
February 6, 2018Canada Wants Electric, Driverless Cars to Factor in NAFTA
Canada wants North American automakers to get extra credit for making cars more environmentally friendly or able to drive themselves as negotiators try to bridge one of NAFTA’s sharpest divides.
February 2, 2018Self-Driving Cars Need Humans Less and Less, California Data Shows
The robot cars test-driving on California roads seem to need their human overseers less and less.
February 1, 2018Waymo Buys ‘Thousands’ More Chrysler Vans for Driverless Service
At some point this year, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo plans to roll out a ride-hailing service using driverless cars. It just bought more vehicles to make that happen.
January 30, 2018