News Commentary | January 21, 2021
Autonomous driving startup Aurora has signed an agreement with Paccar to provide self‑driving technology for Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. Aurora will compete with Waymo, which is also providing technology to the trucking market. While Aurora has been talking about its strategy of entering the ... Not part of subscription
Analyst Insight | February 25, 2022
Among the early application areas for autonomous driving technology, commercial trucking is thought of as one of the most promising. Therefore, it is no surprise that numerous companies are working in this space with investments continuing to grow. Many of these companies have been publicly ... Not part of subscription
Analyst Insight | March 16, 2022
While commercial trucking is a promising early implementation area for autonomy, it will still take at least till the end of the decade before autonomous trucks are widespread on public roads. Issues relating to safety, security, privacy, and liability still remain, which manifest as legal and ... Not part of subscription
by Josh Kern
The reporting, in which several Uber ATG managers were interviewed, exposes the lack of progress the company has made in developing a self-driving vehicle. The poor results are attributed to problems developing a simulator, infighting about how cautious the group's testing needed to be following the high-profile crash in 2018, and a lack of productization experience from the former university researchers in the group. Despite plans to launch a revenue-generating robotaxi service in 2022, the group couldn't even get one of its prototypes to successfully shuttle employees between two Pittsburgh offices located a mile away from each other. Clients should see this as very poor progress for Uber in a field where leaders like Waymo are far ahead.
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