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Aurora will test its fleet of self-driving cars and semi trucks in Texas

The Verge

Aurora, the startup founded by former lead engineer for Google’s self-driving project Chris Urmson, is bringing its fleet of test vehicles to Texas. It’s the latest company to shift resources to the Lone Star State, which has quickly become a hotbed of autonomous vehicle testing.

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UPS will make deliveries using Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucks

The Verge

Starting now and lasting until the end of the year, Waymo and UPS will collaborate on freight hauling between facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. Waymo has a fleet of Peterbilt trucks that have been retrofitted with autonomous driving sensors and software, and it is currently testing them in Arizona, California, and Texas.

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Aurora launches autonomous freight pilot with Werner, expands terminal network

TechCrunch

Starting this week, Aurora Driver-powered trucks will haul loads for Werner Enterprises, a transportation and logistics company, between Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas. Aurora said it is also opening up three new terminals in Fort Worth, El Paso and Houston to support multiple commercial lanes.

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Waymo is building a hub for its autonomous trucks in Texas

The Verge

Waymo announced plans to build a hub for its autonomous semi-trailer trucks on a nine-acre site near Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Currently, Waymo is testing the fifth generation of its “Driver,” which is the term used to describe its combination of hardware, sensors, and AI software, on its fleet of Class 8 trucks.

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Kodiak Robotics is moving autonomous freight for Ceva Logistics

TechCrunch

Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics has partnered with Ceva Logistics to deliver freight autonomously between Dallas-Forth Worth and Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, the company said on Wednesday, marking its first publicly announced customer. “Our customers have high demands. .

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Kodiak Robotics pilots autonomous trucking between California, Texas and Florida

TechCrunch

While it’s illegal to test or deploy heavy-duty autonomous commercial trucks in California , Dan Goff, Kodiak’s head of external affairs, says Kodiak operates at a Level 2 system, or an advanced driver assistance system, when it’s in California. In total, the trip took 114 hours.

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U.S. Xpress pilots 24/7 autonomous freight with Kodiak Robotics

TechCrunch

Xpress, an American truckload carrier with a large footprint, have completed a pilot that tested autonomous freight service between Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, using one of Kodiak’s autonomous trucks. Self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics and U.S. Xpress, told TechCrunch.

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