Articles tagged with "self-driving-vehicles"
Adrian Stoch: Driving Hai Robotics' U.S. expansion
In Episode 215 of The Robot Report Podcast, Adrian Stoch, CEO of Hai Robotics USA, discusses his move from GXO Logistics to Hai Robotics, attracted by the company’s customer-focused approach and innovative culture under founder Richie Chen. Stoch emphasizes the importance of aligning automation solutions with customer needs, highlighting a trend toward large-scale automation driven by global supply chain challenges and labor shortages. His goals for Hai Robotics in the Americas include building a skilled team and implementing lean processes to support growth and enhance customer success. The episode also covers major robotics industry news, including Dexory’s milestone of 500 million warehouse scans and an $80 million Series B funding round aimed at expanding its AI-powered DexoryView platform and U.S. market presence. DoorDash introduced Dot, a compact autonomous delivery robot designed for neighborhood deliveries, capable of carrying up to 30 pounds and traveling at speeds up to 20 mph. Zoox has begun testing its self-driving robotaxi service in Washington, D.C., marking its
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Torc Robotics, a developer of self-driving Class 8 trucks, has announced a collaboration with safety technology provider Edge Case to advance the commercialization of Level 4 autonomous trucks for long-haul applications in the U.S., targeting a 2027 launch. Edge Case will assist Torc in aligning its driverless safety case with industry best practices, including the Autonomous Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) guidelines and the Open Autonomy Safety Case (OASC). This partnership aims to create a more streamlined, transparent, and production-ready safety case through independent assessments, detailed reporting, and collaborative reviews with Torc’s safety, engineering, and operations teams. Edge Case brings extensive expertise in autonomy, functional safety, and systems engineering across multiple sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and defense. Utilizing its DevSafeOps methodology, Edge Case helps digitize safety workflows and generate defensible safety cases, accelerating readiness for real-world deployment. Torc, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, has
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Aurora Innovation is advancing its autonomous trucking operations in the U.S. Sunbelt region, focusing on routes between Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and Fort Worth. As of mid-2024, the company has three self-driving trucks commercially operating on the Dallas-Houston route, logging over 20,000 driverless miles. These trucks include human observers who do not intervene in driving. Aurora has also established a terminal in Phoenix and is piloting a 15-hour autonomous route from Fort Worth to Phoenix, requiring trucks to navigate highway exits and surface streets. A key breakthrough enabling longer routes is the trucks’ validated ability to operate safely at night, surpassing human driver limits regulated by federal hours-of-service rules. Aurora credits its proprietary long-range lidar technology, capable of detecting objects over 450 meters away in the dark, for enabling nighttime operation. This lidar can identify hazards up to 11 seconds earlier than a human driver. The company has acquired two lidar startups to bolster this capability. The
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