Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.98
October 30, 2021
…heavy-duty trucks. Aurora has partnered with companies including Toyota, Uber, Volvo, and PACCAR. Last year, it acquired Uber Advanced Technology Group (ATG), and It recently announced that it will merge with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Reinvent Technology Partners Y and be publicly traded starting Nov. 4. Aurora marks milestones to commercialization Aurora said it is moving quickly toward the commercial launch of Aurora Horizon in late 2023, and the release of Aurora Driver Beta marks an important milestone. It demonstrates Aurora’s autonomous driving capabilities, confirms its driver-as-a-service business model, is the result of years of hard work, and is the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.71
September 22, 2021
…Toyota (with which it unveiled an autonomous ride-hailing vehicle), Uber, and Volvo. Aurora is testing its vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Northern Texas. It has agreed to merge with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and will be valued at $1 billion. “This new commercial pilot collaboration demonstrates the excellent progress that PACCAR and Aurora are making in our strategic alliance,” added Rich. FedEx loads autonomously hit the road Starting today, PACCAR’s trucks configured with the Aurora autonomous Driver will haul FedEx loads between Dallas and Houston, a 500-mile round trip, along the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.53
April 04, 2021
…mobility, logistics, and fleet management partners including Hyundai and Uber. Its goal is to accelerate the adoption of driverless vehicles to safely move goods and people. The Aurora Drive includes hardware and software, and the company is testing vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Aurora has also partnered with PACCAR on autonomous truck production and acquired lidar startups Blackmore and OURS Technology. Volvo is working with partners to develop autonomous on-road trucks. Source: Volvo Autonomous Solutions Aurora, Volvo collaborate on 'Transport as a Service' Aurora and Volvo said their partnership will integrate the Aurora Driver into Volvo’s trucks…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.49
June 16, 2021
…Other companies that have obtained billions in investment include Uber, Didi Chuxing, Tesla, and Cruise. The global market for autonomous vehicles will experience a 64.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2020 and 2027, said Precedence Research. Similarly, Grand View Research predicted a 63.1% CAGR, from about 6,700 units in 2020. “Experience has taught us so much, and we agree with those experts who say there’s no greater challenge in artificial intelligence than building and deploying fully autonomous technology at scale,” said Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEOs of Waymo. “But we love a challenge and—thanks to the unmatched talent…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.34
January 21, 2022
…from companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Dell, Microsoft, Uber, Cruise, and Zoox, as well as from Northern California agriculture operations such as Trattore Farms. Agtonomy platform widens workforce Farmers must make continuous improvements, weather labor shortages, and reduce field-to-table timelines, all while working with tight budgets and seasonal challenges, said Agtonomy. The company said its platform turns tractors and other equipment into autonomous machines providing a low-cost, technology-enabled labor force to remotely manage such equipment. By partnering with some of the most trusted names in agricultural OEM equipment, Agtonomy claimed that it will deliver immediate value and sustainability to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.90
January 17, 2022
…DHL Supply Chain, Gatik and Walmart, Aurora Innovation and Uber Freight, Embark Trucks and Texas A&M, and Locomation and Wilson Logistics. Mountain View, Calif.-based Waymo Via is also working with UPS. In addition to J.B. Hunt being Waymo's first customer for self-driving trucks, the companies plan to explore innovations in autonomous driving technology and the digital marketplace. J.B. Hunt claimed that its J.B. Hunt 360° platform is an industry leader in digital freight matching and was responsible for processing 1.2 million loads in 2020. Waymo said its technology has autonomously driven over 20 million miles on public roads across more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.72
December 19, 2016
…she says. “Manufacturers have trouble connecting with stories like Uber and Airbnb, but they need to realize digitization will be just as important to any B2B industry. It’s inevitable, and I am very concerned about the companies who are not making some kind of investment either because they are not thinking about it or can’t find a way to get the budget together.” Knickle highlighted Prediction 8: “By 2018, a proliferation of connected information, instrumentation, and decision cloud ecosystem networks will drive manufacturers to redesign their security architectures.” “I think this is something all manufacturers have to do urgently,” she…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
November 03, 2017
…and in what format. Sample Memorandum of Agreement Related: Uber’s Next Transportation Disruption Flying Cars Related White Papers The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be According to predictions made a few decades ago, current travel should involve self-driving automobiles, jetpacks and flying cars, with space transport a common occurrence. Download Now! Parcel Delivery: The Future of Last Mile Currently subject to significant disruption, last-mile delivery, especially of parcels, is getting a great deal of attention in the media and from investors, and rightfully so. Download Now! Drone Technology: Clarity from Above According PwC's study on the commercial applications of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.52
April 06, 2021
…numerous technology and robotics companies, including Aldebaran, Cruise, Nuro, Uber Advanced Technology Group, and Berkshire Grey. In December 2020, the company sold its interest in Boston Dynamics to Hyundai Motor Group. SoftBank Robotics, which includes the former Aldebaran, makes the Pepper humanoid service robot and BrainOS-powered commercial cleaning and disinfection robots. SoftBank supports cube storage approach AutoStore said its automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) can provide supply chains with high throughput, enhanced configurability, and high levels of flexibility. The company added that its cube storage can enable customers to store four times the inventory in the same space or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.46
July 05, 2022
…simulation. Last month, Waymo Via partnered with sometime rival Uber Freight to use its transportation marketplace. J.B. Hunt operates one of the largest company-owned fleets in the U.S., plus the J.B. Hunt 360 multimodal freight marketplace. The Lowell, Ark.-based company's services to customers across North America include intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, single-source, final-mile, and more. In their successful initial 2021 pilot, Waymo and J.B. Hunt moved more than 862,000 lb. of freight with no accidents and 100% on-time pickup and delivery. The companies said their goal is to complete the first fully autonomous commercial freight transport. As part…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.44
January 14, 2022
…truck developer Starsky Robotics in 2020. Also in 2020, Uber sold its Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) to Aurora Innovation, and Amazon acquired Zoox after it laid off 120 contractors. Last year, Lyft sold its self-driving division to Toyota, and delivery robot firm Nuro acquired self-driving trucking firm Ike. Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, and Cruise, which spun out of General Motors, have pumped billions of dollars into self-driving car research and development. Cruise acquired Voyage in March 2021. Also this week, Magna International acquired the employees and assets of Boston-based Optimus Ride Inc. Former Local Motors executives…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.41
May 19, 2022
…the transportation ecosystem, including FedEx and PACCAR, Volvo Trucks, Uber Freight, Toyota, U.S. Xpress, Werner, and Covenant. Its announcement came after a week of trucking partnerships. Aurora marks autonomous truck momentum In March 2022, Aurora's next-generation autonomous trucks – based on the new Peterbilt 579 – began to transport FedEx shipments between Aurora’s new terminals in Fort Worth and El Paso. Aurora is making the 600-mi. trip on a weekly basis with safety drivers on board and said it expects to increase the frequency of trips in the coming months. In addition, Aurora continues to move shipments for FedEx between…
