Automation

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.

Latest from Automation

Kodiak Robotics
The program highlights the potential of autonomous trucking in the real world and eliminates inspections as a hurdle to widespread autonomous vehicle adoption within the trucking industry.
Technology

CVSA and Kodiak remove autonomous trucking’s inspection hurdle

Aug. 26, 2024
The autonomous trucking company is the first to pilot the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s ‘enhanced inspection’ program to ensure self-driving trucks and their trailers are...
Ryder System
A simple camera feed transmits data to a remote computer vision application that can identify vehicles’ license plates, DOT numbers, and other relevant textual information.
Technology

AI truck detection pilot program achieves 99% accuracy

Aug. 21, 2024
Ryder System and Terminal Industries used a computer vision technology to automatically index and analyze trucks and trailers at a California warehouse. After 10,000 truck detections...
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IdeaXchange

Clark: AI is everywhere, including HR

Aug. 19, 2024
AI has the potential to revolutionize HR processes, but HR managers need to understand the challenges AI can still pose.
Optimal Dynamics
Refrigerated Transporter

Grand Island Express achieves efficiency and revenue gains with Optimal Dynamics

Aug. 15, 2024
Automation has allowed Grand Island Express to handle more volume with the same amount of office staff and drivers.
J. B. Hunt
Technology

J.B. Hunt, Bridgestone, and Kodiak surpass 50,000 autonomous, long-haul trucking miles

Aug. 9, 2024
Since launching in January, the autonomous route has been driven without accidents and achieved 100% on-time pickup and delivery.
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