Truckinginfo

Waymo: Lessons from Light-Duty Shaping Class 8 Autonomous Project

Waymo is taking lessons from its light-duty autononous vehicle project and using them to create a viable driverless Class 8 truck that is already working in the real world. Before the industry began ...
Stars and Stripes

Army opens new Fort Benning class to help leaders use drones, robots in combat

The first classes of the Robotic Autonomous Systems Leader Tactics course, or RASLT, at Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of ...
United States Army

Fort Benning trains Army leaders to integrate robotic and autonomous systems in combat

The U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) at Fort Benning launched the first pilot of the Robotic Autonomous Systems ...
Transport Topics

Volvo, Aurora Unveil Production-Ready Autonomous Tractor

LAS VEGAS — Volvo Trucks has unveiled its first production-ready autonomous Class 8 tractor, which combines its newly updated VNL model with Aurora Innovation’s automated driving technology. The ...
War on the Rocks

Autonomous Weapon Systems: No Human-in-the-Loop Required, and Other Myths Dispelled

References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U.S. military policy requirement that doesn’t even exist. Published in 2012 ...