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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2020

Former FMCSA Acting Administrator Joins TuSimple

Autonomous tech company TuSimple recently announced that Jim Mullen, the former Acting Administrator of the FMCSA, will serve as the organization’s chief legal and risk officer.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 28, 2020

FMCSA Denies Request for Longer Workdays for Autonomous-Truck Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied an application from Pronto.ai requesting that drivers of its autonomous-tech trucks be allowed to operate longer hours than current hours-of-service regulations allow.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2020

Wilson Logistics Commits to Large Automated Convoy Technology Order

After a successful pilot program of an automated truck convoy technology, Wilson Logistics has struck a deal with Locomation to equip more than 1,100 tractors with the technology starting in 2022.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2020

Traton Group, TuSimple Partner on Autonomous Truck Technology

The Traton Group and TuSimple recently announced a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2020

CVSA Releases New Video on the Future of Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently released a stop-motion video on the future of commercial motor vehicle safety technology, inspections and enforcement.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2020

Digging into Autonomous Truck Tech on HDT Talks Trucking Podcast

Two new special-report HDT Talks Trucking podcast episodes dig into the technology behind autonomous trucks.

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Articlesby Jim ParkSeptember 3, 2020

Inside the Cab of an Autonomous Truck

Testing autonomous trucks is more complex than it seems. The men and women sitting in the left seat of the nation's burgeoning fleet of robotic trucks are often called safety drivers. Their responsibilities are far more comprehensive than just keeping the truck out of trouble.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 3, 2020

Torc’s Fleming: Retrofitting Trucks for Autonomy 'Not Commercially Viable'

Unlike their competitors, Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics won’t give a definitive timeline to deployment for driverless trucks — and say that in their development, they must be built from the ground up.

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Newsby Jim ParkAugust 12, 2020

Autonomous Convoy Developer Locomation Completes Initial Phase of Fleet Testing

Locomation and Wilson Logistics partnered on an eight-day pilot project for the autonomous convoy concept, which saw 14 commercial loads successfully transported from Portland, Oregon, to Nampa, Idaho.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 5, 2020

Levandowski Sentenced for Stealing Autonomous Vehicle Documents

Self-driving truck entrepreneur Anthony Levandowski has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets related to autonomous vehicles, in what the judge called “the "biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen."

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