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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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Forward Air, Kodiak Partner on Autonomous Route

Forward Air Corp. has partnered with self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics to run one of their busiest freight lanes near continuously with an autonomous truck.

March 21, 2023
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Cruise Weighs Expanding Self-Driving Car Tests

DETROIT 鈥 General Motors鈥 Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on March 20 asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state.

March 21, 2023
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Pie From the Sky? Walmart Drone Deliveries Take Off

Drone delivery is no longer a thing of the future. It鈥檚 happening in Hampton Roads, Va., and soon, at Walmart stores across the country.

March 20, 2023
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Broader Horizons for Autonomous Trucks

Self-driving truck developers are pursuing several different concepts for how and where their technology could fit into real-颅world freight operations in the coming years.

March 17, 2023
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Automated Truck Developer Gatik to Make Kroger Deliveries

Autonomous technology developer Gatik is partnering with grocery store chain Kroger for deliveries via automated medium-duty trucks in the Dallas area.

March 15, 2023
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Tesla Autopilot Doesn鈥檛 Live Up to Name, Buttigieg Says

Tesla Inc.鈥檚 "Autopilot" name for its trademark driver-assistance system lacks 鈥渃ommon sense,鈥 according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

March 14, 2023
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Self-Driving Startup WeRide Files for US IPO, Sources Say

Chinese driverless technology startup Guangzhou WeRide Technology Co. has filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the U.S. and is looking to raise as much as $500 million, according to people familiar with the situation.

March 13, 2023
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NHTSA Investigating Tesla鈥檚 Steering Wheels Falling Off While Driving

DETROIT 鈥 U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla鈥檚 Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.

March 8, 2023
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Founders of Defunct Argo AI Launch New Self-Driving Startup

The founders of Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle company that was shut down last year, are launching a new self-driving business that could specialize in trucking and ride-hailing, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 7, 2023
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FMCSA鈥檚 Earl Adams Stresses Collaboration for Driverless Technology

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 Government and industry collaboration is vital in terms of deploying emerging technologies such as autonomous trucks. Earl Adams Jr., deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, offered that insight聽 at the TMC's聽 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.

March 6, 2023