[AutonomousVehicles] The Future of Self Driving Trucks

[Cornelius Butler]

HI Everyone,
On the latest episode of the Road Signs Podcast, they discuss self driving
trucks and how one company has had to temporarily return a human driver to
the vehicle.

So you can listen to the podcast episode. The name of the podcast is:
RoadSigns A Transport Topics Podcast
Episode Name: RS165: What Do the First Driverless Truck Operations in Texas
Mean for the Future of Freight?
Episode  Official Description:
Self-driving truck developer Aurora launched its first driverless
commercial freight operations in Texas on April 27, achieving a widely
anticipated milestone in autonomous truck deployment. Aurora has since
returned human observers to the driver’s seat in its self-driving trucks at
the request of its manufacturing partner Paccar Inc., serving as a reminder
of the development and integration work that still lies ahead for this
technology. So what does this latest breakthrough really mean for the
trucking industry?



In this episode, we’re joined by Robert Brown, vice president of business
development at self-driving truck startup Bot Auto, to break down the state
of autonomous trucking today — and where it’s headed. Whether you're a
shipper, fleet operator, or simply curious about how autonomy could reshape
supply chains, we explore Texas’s role as the incubation zone for this
technology, the potential for a transportation-as-a-service model, and why
the year 2027 is shaping up to be a turning point for wide-scale
deployment. Tune in.

Here is a link to the episode on Apple Podcasts but you may listen to it
anywhere you get your podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rs165-what-do-the-first-driverless-truck-operations/id1396219051?i=1000709410232
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