Self-Driving Vehicles News Updates

Caterpillar has acquired self-driving electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor, according to people familiar with the matter.

Working together with major truck makers and industry suppliers, self-driving truck companies are preparing factories for mass production of driverless trucks.

Overnight freight deliveries could more than double the utilization of a truck, PlusAI said. The company expects to introduce night driving on customer routes in the coming weeks.

Freightliner Cascadias equipped with Torc’s software began testing in Michigan in February, adding to trials already underway on roads in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in Virginia.

Bot Auto’s first driverless runs on public roads took place in the summer of 2025 in the Houston area. A 40-mile validation run took place July 17 with no one in the cab or remote assistance.

Newark Liberty International Airport will start testing self-driving shuttle buses that could haul passengers between the airport’s long-awaited new train system and terminals this spring.

Wayve, the U.K. autonomous driving software startup, prepares to go up against Chinese and U.S. rivals to roll out self-driving taxis.

Tesla's robotaxis have been involved in over a dozen crashes in Austin since service began, according to reports the carmaker has made to regulators.

The market for AI-powered robots and autonomous machines could balloon into a trillion-dollar opportunity by 2035, according to a team of Barclays analysts. 

Aurora Innovation is about to triple its driverless truck network, expanding to 10 routes, after validating operations between Fort Worth, Texas, and Phoenix, the company said Feb. 11.