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    From adaptive, "smart" cruise control to fully self-driving vehicles, advanced technology is playing a role in how we get around and helping shape the future of transportation. This category provides news, updates and insight into the connectivity and advancements behind autonomous vehicles.

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    Fleets Explained: Autonomous vehicles

    Jeremy Wolfe
    Nov. 15, 2024
    Autonomous vehicles use sophisticated technologies to replace human input. While the technology faces security concerns and a lack of regulations, autonomous trucks are already...
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    Caterpillar unveils autonomous Cat 777 truck: A game-changer for the aggregates industry
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    Caterpillar launches autonomous Cat 777 off-highway truck at Luck Stone Quarry

    FleetOwner Staff
    Nov. 13, 2024
    This marks Caterpillar’s first deployment of autonomous technology in the aggregates industry and will expand the company’s autonomous truck fleet to include the 100-ton-class...
    Torc Robotics
    AV developers have proven AV trucking technology over hundreds of thousands of miles and counting.
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    Autonomous trucking check-in: Where freight's future stands mid-decade

    Jade Brasher
    Oct. 31, 2024
    As more autonomous trucking companies overcome technological, logistical, and regulatory obstacles, freight movement is on the precipice of transformation. But what can fleets...
    Torc Robotics
    The Daimler Truck subsidiary reported this week that Torc Robotics’ autonomous truck technology achieved advanced validation trials using the new generation of Freightliner Cascadias on multi-lane closed courses.
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    Torc autonomous trucking technology reaches another milestone

    Josh Fisher
    Oct. 30, 2024
    Daimler Truck’s AV subsidiary’s successful closed-track trials keep it on pace for 2027 driverless on-highway freight transportation. Torc continues to explore how to support ...
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    Five technology trends driving vehicle mapping and navigation

    Oleksandr Odukha
    Oct. 29, 2024
    Though easier to obtain today via dashcams, drones, and satellites, mapping data collection remains labor-intensive.

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    The draft regulatory language outlines heavy-duty AV testing and permitting processes.