autonomous trucks

Conducted at full operating speed of up to 65 mph (approximately 105 km/h), the product acceptance test underscores Torc's progress in autonomous driving capabilities and prepares the company to be able to scale and commercialize safe, robust autonomous trucking solutions by 2027.

After several months of stringent testing and validation, the program will use a new production intent design of the IVECO S-Way heavy-duty truck equipped with Plus’s driver-supervised highly automated driving software, the patented PlusDrive. This brings the PlusDrive-enabled IVECO S-Way one step c...

This means it is now possible to place orders for Scania’s 40-tonne autonomous heavy tipper for mining. Scania will start sales of its autonomous mining solutions in Australia, with first deliveries and start of operation scheduled from 2026.

Advanced freight company Einride announced a partnership with global supply chain solution provider DP World to electrify inter-terminal container flows at Jebel Ali Port, the 10th busiest port in the world. This will be the largest deployment of electric, autonomous freight mobility in the Middle E...

The truck is based on a production battery electric Freightliner eCascadia and is equipped with Torc's autonomous driving software and the latest Level 4 sensor and compute technology. This will eventually enable Level 4 autonomous driving.

According to MAN, in the long term, the efficient use of autonomous trucks can reduce overall operating costs by ten to 15 per cent. The new technology can also alleviate the driver shortage. There is already a shortage of up to 100,000 truck drivers in Germany alone.