The agency has asked 12 other automakers to provide data on driver assistance systems in the wake of Tesla safety concerns.
The Waymo Via engineering team has received one of the first Freightliner Cascadia trucks developed specifically for its autonomous-tech Waymo Driver.
The funding will help advance Gatik’s autonomous technology and increase its team size. It will also scale its fleet of Class 3-6 multi-temperature Autonomous Box Trucks across new markets.
ZF and Locomation will collaborate to develop and test the Level 4 capable ReAX steering systems in real-world conditions.
Goodyear will work with autonomous-truck technology developer Plus (formerly Plus.ai) on how connected tires can help improve the performance of its PlusDrive autonomous driving solution.
Waymo is the latest autonomous-truck developer to partner with Ryder to help scale its operations but likely won't be the last.
It will be impractical to have autonomous trucks pull into inspections stations, so CVSA and the industry are examining alternatives to traditional vehicle inspections.
The new capabilities are trailering, automatic lane change and enhanced navigation display.
A new order mandates major manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, and operators of autonomous vehicles to report crashes of vehicles equipped with emerging in-vehicle technologies.
While our society is by and large still assessing the viability of this technology, how to apply it safely and where it might have the most impact, there is little doubt AVs will play a significant role in the future.
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