Categories: Autonomous Technology, Equipment, Green Fleet

While agnostic on deployment models and vague on timelines for deployment, Waymo is clear — its end goal is to be a technology provider, not a truck...

https://www.fleetforward.com/10121159/waymo-outlines-plans-to-integrate-autonomous-trucking-in-fleets

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

XOS cofounders Dakota Semler and Gio Sordoni share their fleet origin story, the company’s purpose-built battery tech, and the right applications for truck...

https://www.fleetforward.com/347423/how-a-fleet-operator-builds-an-electric-truck

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Equipment, Vehicle Research

The middle mile in the supply chain is ripe for efficiency gains, while its repeatable routes make it a fit for early autonomous transportation adoption....

https://www.fleetforward.com/10122825/what-can-autonomy-do-for-the-middle-mile

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Vehicle Research

While the Endurance launch event offered more big-picture proclamations than actual truck specs, Lordstown CEO Steve Burns pointed out one reason why an...

https://www.fleetforward.com/10119846/lordstowns-electric-endurance-a-truck-for-the-working-class

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Connected Fleets, Equipment, Products, Telematics & Technology, Vehicle Research

Inside the Mercedes-Benz Vans Future Transportation North America workshop, Nick Tempelhoff has some thoughts.

https://www.fleetforward.com/307295/whats-the-next-evolution-of-the-work-van-1

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Equipment, Fleet Management, Safety & Compliance

Penske’s Bill Combs and Waymo’s Charlie Jatt believe the trucking industry can reap the benefits before achieving Level 5 autonomy through repositioning...

https://www.fleetforward.com/352307/penske-waymo-share-vision-for-future-of-autonomous-trucking

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Equipment, Vehicle Research

The autonomous vehicle is intended for fixed, repeatable routes between distribution centers and stores, which reduces autonomous travel’s problematic “edge...

https://www.fleetforward.com/358166/introducing-the-autonomous-box-truck

Categories: Electric, Electrification, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research

With a payload of up to 2,000 lbs., the all-electric Able XR has the capabilities of a small pickup or van but for non-freeway urban environments.

https://www.fleetforward.com/330944/ecuv-a-new-choice-for-urban-deliveries

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Equipment, Operations

The 2020 Work Truck Show showcased a convergence of technologies driven by environmental conditions, regulations, and the needs of package delivery drivers,...

https://www.fleetforward.com/352713/how-work-trucks-are-meeting-the-e-commerce-surge

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Drivers, Equipment, Green Fleet

Waymo is hiring Class A Drivers to monitor autonomous systems during driverless truck tests out of its new Dallas facility.

https://www.fleetforward.com/10124478/looking-for-an-autonomous-truck-driving-job-waymo-is-hiring