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A self-driving truck, also known as an autonomous truck or robo-truck, is an application of self-driving technology aiming to create trucks that can operate without human input. Alongside light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, many companies are developing self-driving technology in semi trucks to automate highway driving in the delivery process.[1]

In September 2022, Guidehouse Insights listed Waymo, Aurora, TuSimple, Gatik, Plus, Kodiak Robotics, Daimler Truck, Einride, Locomation, and Embark Trucks (acquired by Applied Intuition)[2] as the top 10 vendors in automated trucking.[3] And, Transport Topics in November 2022 is listing fourteen companies to know about self-driving truck; Aurora, Waymo, TuSimple, Gatik, Locomation, Torc Robotics, Waabi, Einride, Plus, Embark, Kodiak Robotics, Robotic Research, Outrider and Pronto.[4] Self-driving trucks are expected to be on highways in the United States by 2027.[5]

Several government agencies in the U.S. and Europe have announced new legislation surrounding the use of autonomous trucks.[6][7] Some challenges of bringing self-driving trucks on public roads include, but are not limited to, road safety, the need for human drivers inside the vehicle, and the lack of specific regulations surrounding driverless vehicles.[8][9][10]

  • Embark Trucks autonomous semi cab on display
    Embark Trucks autonomous semi cab on display
  • Kodiak Robotics self-driving truck (Kenworth T680) on the street
    Kodiak Robotics self-driving truck (Kenworth T680) on the street
  1. ^ "Robotrucks to Deliver New Era of Driverless Technology". Discovery. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ "Applied Intuition to buy autonomous trucking SPAC Embark for $71M". TechCrunch. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ Abuelsamid, Sam (September 22, 2022). "Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard Report: Automated Trucking". guidehouseinsights.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Who's Who in Self-Driving Truck Development". Transport Topics. November 23, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Gibbs, Nanette. "Research Guides: The Trucking Industry: A Research Guide: Autonomous Trucking". guides.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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