Autonomous Truck News

TFI is working with an as-yet-undisclosed autonomous truck developer ahead of the technology’s introduction in LTL linehaul and then perhaps wider use.

For Gatik, the investment is a clear sign that the autonomous trucking industry is moving past the trial-and-error stage and into an era of highway deployment with major shippers in the U.S. and Canada.

Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release. The drones can carry packages up to 5 pounds.

The addition is set to triple the size of Einride’s deployed fleet and extend its network across North America. It has previously used vehicles from Daimler Truck, Scania, MAN and BYD.

Boeing will take an almost 20% stake in Archer and enter into a technology-sharing arrangement, through which Boeing will retain access to the Wisk core autonomous flight technology for its current and next-generation commercial and defense aircraft.

Brent crude fell 5.4% to $79.25 a barrel. A day earlier, oil prices dropped more than 5% after President Donald Trump said he had decided to hold off on new strikes against Iran.

Work has already begun on some of the reliability testing for third-generation hardware components, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson said during the Q2 earnings call.

Amazon delivered strong profit and net sales during its fiscal second quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.

The decision could expand robotaxi availability because Zoox vehicles lack steering wheels and pedals and require federal approval.

The parent company of Kenworth and Peterbilt has autonomous trucking partnerships with Aurora Innovation, Kodiak AI and Stack.