Trucking Tech Today: Eaton, PrePass, and Aurora introduce new technology to improve fleet efficiency and reduce costs

Eaton unveils multiplexed and wireless vehicle controls for commercial and specialty trucks

Eaton’s Mobility Group recently introduced a new generation of multiplexed, wireless vehicle control technologies designed to enhance durability, flexibility, and digital connectivity for on- and off-highway vehicles. These solutions offer standardized, reprogrammable architectures that simplify development, reduce one-off designs, and meet the demands of industries such as agriculture, construction, mining, and defense.

“Across the commercial and specialty vehicle industry, OEMs are rethinking how operators interact with machines,” Carlos Ortega, business unit director, vehicle controls and wireless, Eaton’s Mobility Group, stated. “Our multiplexed switch modules and wireless control systems simplify vehicle architectures, reduce weight and complexity, and give customers a unified ecosystem for vehicle control.”

The technology replaces traditional electromechanical systems with intelligent digital interfaces, reducing wiring complexity, installation time, and weight while improving diagnostics and system performance. Solutions are engineered for harsh environments, including exposure to water, dust, mud, and extreme temperatures, with safety-rated designs aligned to global functional safety standards. Read more…

PrePass adds AI Toll Insights to help fleets detect device issues and reduce toll costs

PrePass recently introduced AI Toll Insights, a machine-learning capability within its PrePass Inform Tolling platform, designed to help fleets uncover device mismatches, misuse, and inefficiencies that increase toll costs. The platform combines GPS data, toll transactions, and agency rules to provide visibility, support dispute resolution, and optimize toll operations.

“Toll costs can be one of the most persistent and unclear expenses for carriers,” Chris Murray, president of PrePass, stated. “Device mismatches, incorrect transponder assignments, and improper toll usage are difficult to spot without dedicated analytics. AI Toll Insights helps fleets quickly uncover these issues, take action to fix them, and make better decisions that improve toll spend and operating efficiency.”

AI Toll Insights allows fleets to detect patterns and anomalies, correlate data, and generate actionable recommendations for cost control. The solution accelerates problem identification and resolution, reducing manual review and administrative workload. Read more…

Aurora triples driverless network with new software to expand across the U.S. Sun Belt

Aurora recently tripled its driverless network with its latest software release, enabling autonomous freight operations across the Sun Belt and new customer endpoints in 2026. The update allows the Aurora Driver to navigate diverse geography and climates while extending routes beyond hours of service limitations and increasing uptime in adverse weather.

“Expanding across the Sun Belt and introducing customer endpoints enables us to provide our customers with the capacity they need to move goods at a scale that wasn't possible before,” Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO of Aurora, stated. “Being a carrier is a game of margins, and if autonomy can work around the clock, it will be key to growing our customers' businesses.”

The company validated driverless operations over a 1,000-mile lane between Fort Worth and Phoenix, supporting faster transit times and increased asset utilization. Aurora is leveraging AI to accelerate mapping for new direct-to-customer lanes, reducing human involvement and speeding route rollout. By the end of 2026, Aurora expects more than 200 driverless trucks in operation with all commercial truck capacity committed through Q3. Read more…