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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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Ceva, Kodiak Launch Autonomous Deliveries to Oklahoma

Ceva Logistics announced it teamed up with autonomous commercial vehicle technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc. to deliver freight autonomously between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, expanding on an existing relationship.

March 9, 2022
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DTNA鈥檚 O鈥橪eary Urges Fleets to Prepare Now for Electric, Automated Future

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 Daimler Truck North America CEO John O鈥橪eary urged fleets and maintenance shops to begin planning for the emergence of electric-powered and increasingly automated trucks.

March 9, 2022
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Tesla Defends Autopilot Safety in Response to Senators

Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving driver-assist systems in a response to lawmakers who have criticized the company鈥檚 marketing of the technology.

March 9, 2022
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Musk Asks Judge to End SEC Oversight of His Tesla Tweets

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk asked a judge to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission鈥檚 oversight of his Twitter posts under a 2018 agreement because he claims it is being used to 鈥渢rample鈥 his free speech rights.

March 8, 2022
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Automated Truck Developers Discuss Path to Commercialization

ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 Several developers of automated driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks provided an update on their on-road testing and commercialization plans at the Technology & Maintenance Council 2022 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition.

March 7, 2022
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Mobileye Files for IPO

Intel Corp. said its Mobileye self-driving car business has filed confidentially for an initial public offering.

March 7, 2022
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TuSimple Initiates Planned Leadership Succession

Autonomous truck technology developer TuSimple announced co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Xiaodi Hou will succeed Cheng Lu as CEO and Mo Chen as company chairman, effective immediately.

March 4, 2022
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Honda, Sony Join Forces on New Electric Vehicle

Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. agreed to establish a joint venture this year to start selling an electric vehicle by 2025, both sides said March 4.

March 4, 2022
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Musk Invites UAW to Hold Organizing Vote at Factory

DETROIT 鈥 Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla鈥檚 factory in Fremont, Calif.

March 3, 2022
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Waymo, Cruise Set Pace in Electrifying Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles are mostly electric so far. That鈥檚 one of the main conclusions of BloombergNEF鈥檚 just-published annual report analyzing the state of AV testing programs in the U.S. and China.

March 1, 2022

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