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  1. cheryl

    Self-driving trucks from Google’s Waymo to deliver UPS freight from Dallas to Houston

    Self-driving trucks from Google’s Waymo to deliver UPS freight from Dallas to Houston - Houston Chronicle Autonomous driving company Waymo, owned by Google parent company Alphabet, will partner with UPS to conduct freight truck runs from a package facility in the Dallas area to one near...
  2. cheryl

    FedEx to test package deliveries with self-driving startup Nuro

    FedEx to test package deliveries with self-driving startup Nuro - Yahoo FedEx Corp and robotics company Nuro on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement to test self-driving vehicles in the package delivery company's network, starting with a pilot program in Houston. The partnership comes as...
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    Delivery Vehicles Should Be Fully-Electric Not 'Self-Driving'

    Delivery Vehicles Should Be Fully-Electric Not 'Self-Driving' - Jalopnik Waymo, the autonomous arm of Alphabet, which owns Google, said yesterday it was partnering with UPS to deploy an unannounced number of “self-driving” hybrid Chrysler Pacificas to deliver packages as part of a small-scale...
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    Waymo’s self-driving cars will carry packages for UPS in Phoenix

    Waymo’s self-driving cars will carry packages for UPS in Phoenix - ARS Technica Waymo vehicles will carry packages from UPS stores to a central UPS warehouse. Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving company, is getting into the package-delivery business, the company announced in a Wednesday blog post...
  5. cheryl

    Self-driving trucks have been hauling loads for UPS between Phoenix and Tucson since May

    Self-driving trucks have been hauling loads for UPS between Phoenix and Tucson since May - 12 News It would appear Arizona is further cementing itself as ground zero for the testing of self-driving vehicles. TuSimple, a San Diego-based self-driving truck company that operates its autonomous...
  6. cheryl

    Are the Teamsters Trying to Kill Driverless Tech, or Save the Truck Drivers?

    Are the Teamsters Trying to Kill Driverless Tech, or Save the Truck Drivers? - Pacific Standard Perhaps both. To better understand the Teamsters' position on the evolving legislation and discuss how the union is preparing for a more automated future, Pacific Standard spoke to Sam Loesche and...
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    Uber’s self-driving trucks are now delivering cargo in Arizona

    Uber’s self-driving trucks are now delivering cargo in Arizona - The Verge Via Uber Freight, the company’s standalone trucking app Uber’s big push to dominate the trucking industry took a leap forward today with the announcement that the ride-hailing giant is now operating its fleet of...
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    Uber-ish Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

    I think Abney just straightened out his pleats !!!! Self-driving delivery truck from Udelv begins public beta - Video
  9. cheryl

    Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars

    Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars - Bloomberg The future of driverless driving looks like a giant toaster with a funny hat. That’s an approximation of a new autonomous vehicle unveiled Tuesday by Nuro, a Silicon Valley startup that’s been cryptic about its business plan...
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    Amazon Ponders Self-Driving Vehicles for More Efficient, Cheaper Delivery

    Amazon Ponders Self-Driving Vehicles for More Efficient, Cheaper Delivery - ExtremeTech Amazon has set up a skunkworks project to explore using self-driving vehicles to deliver packages. Amazon wouldn’t necessarily develop the vehicles themselves. Instead, it wants to see how driverless...
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