What happens when a driverless Class 8 breaks down at 2 AM?
Aurora and Kodiak are scaling commercial autonomous truck fleets in Texas, but the industry has no public playbook for roadside failures, disabled units…
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Hirschbach's 500-Truck Aurora AV Deal Targets Long-Haul, Not Driver Count
Iowa refrigerated carrier's 2027 autonomous deployment underscores industry shift from driver-shortage narrative to long-haul economics and retention problem.
California DMV Publishes Final AV Regs for Heavy-Duty Trucks
New rules released April 28 open path for driverless Class 8 testing on California highways after 13-year rulemaking process.
Volvo autonomous VNL adds Dallas–Oklahoma City lane, targets driverless ops
Volvo Autonomous Solutions opens third commercial route with safety driver still aboard: expects to remove driver within quarters, not years.
Kodiak and Roehl Transport Launch Autonomous Freight Route in Texas
Wisconsin-based carrier partners with autonomous-truck developer for Dallas–Houston lane as Kodiak targets driverless operations by year-end.
Autonomous Truck Displays Hit Record Count at ACT Expo 2026
Las Vegas show floor featured more self-driving Class 8 units on display than any prior event, signaling hardware maturity and OEM confidence in commercial…
MicroVision pitches lidar 2.0 strategy on cost, software, modularity
Lidar supplier targets trucking ADAS with four-pillar plan emphasizing design-to-cost, open software framework, and modular hardware across vehicle classes.
ACT Expo 2026: Clean Truck Fleets Shift to TCO as Subsidies Dry Up
Fleet managers at ACT Expo 2026 said zero-emission truck orders now hinge on business-case math, not grant funding, as federal and state clean-vehicle…
MicroVision adds lidar sensors, perception software via two acquisitions
The dual acquisition expands the company's ADAS and autonomous-driving hardware portfolio, though neither the acquired firms nor the sensor specs were…
Bosch and Kodiak Move Autonomous Truck Hardware Into Prototype Testing
Camera systems and actuation components now in validation as the partners push toward modular SensorPod production for fleet deployment.
Hirschbach Orders 500 Aurora Autonomous Trucks Under DaaS Model
One of the largest public commitments to autonomous trucking to date: carrier owns tractors, subscribes to Aurora's self-driving system.
Bot Auto Completes First Driverless Commercial Haul in Texas
Autonomous truck technology firm runs longhaul freight shipment with no human in cab or remote operator: first fully autonomous commercial run on U.S. highways.