Developers of an elevated freight bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, using automated shuttles are set to begin building their first prototypes over the next six months.
November 21, 2025Autonomous Truck News
Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.
Smart Trailer Technology Reshapes Trucking Operations
Smart trailer technology is evolving to cater to a trucking fleet’s needs and can dramatically improve all aspects of its operations, a panel said during Hendrickson's media day event.
November 21, 2025Tesla Sued Over Fatality in Growing Scrutiny of Doors
The lawsuit comes weeks after suits filed in Wisconsin and California involving fatal crashes in which occupants allegedly became trapped when the doors wouldn't open.
November 21, 2025Kodiak Expands Partnership With ZF
Kodiak AI and ZF's relationship extends to the autonomous truck developer's earliest days, when Kodiak’s founders approached ZF to co-develop a steering system.
November 19, 2025Tesla Approved for Autonomous Rideshare Service in Arizona
Tesla was allowed to begin offering autonomous rideshare service in Arizona, clearing the way for its nascent robotaxi business to expand to a new state.
November 19, 2025Zoox to Give Free Robotaxi Rides in San Francisco
California regulators still have to approve Zoox's application to charge for rides in San Francisco — a clearance that Waymo received in August 2023 after overcoming safety concerns.
November 18, 2025TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Reed Loustalot of Truck Parking Club discusses how a combination of public funding and private innovation can ease the truck parking problem.
November 13, 2025Sponsored ContentWaymo Launches Robotaxis on Freeways in First for US
Beginning Nov. 12, the Alphabet unit will begin offering some riders routes that include freeways in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles, Waymo said in a statement.
November 12, 2025Autonomous Truck Firm Einride to Go Public
The Stockholm-based autonomous driving startup will combine with special purpose acquisition company Legato Merger and is set to raise $319 million in the process, the company said Nov. 12.
November 12, 2025Forterra Notches $1 Billion Valuation in New Deal
The company will use the money to speed production of what CEO Josh Araujo calls the “Swiss Army knife” of military autonomous vehicles.Â
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