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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc | June 29, 2022

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, and Waymo, the leading autonomous driving technology developer, announced the latest development in their collaboration on autonomous trucking technology will include a pilot delivering goods for J.B. Hunt customer Wayfair, one of the world’s largest destinations for the home. The latest pilot will span six-plus weeks during July and August and take place a...

Freight

Uber Freight | June 09, 2022

Uber Freight and Waymo Via announced a long-term strategic cooperation today to connect their technology and scale the deployment of autonomous vehicles on the Uber Freight network. This partnership brings together Waymo's technology for self-driving cars with Uber Freight's network and top marketplace technologies to create a plan for putting smart and safe self-driving trucks on U.S. highways. This deal is a significant step forward since it includes a deep product integ...

UPS | January 30, 2020

UPS and Waymo, a self-driving vehicle company, are launching a parcel transportation pilot, according to an announcement Wednesday. Waymo's autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivans will pick up packages from UPS stores in the Phoenix metro area and deliver them to nearby UPS sorting facilities in Tempe, Arizona for processing. A Waymo-trained driver will be present in the vehicles at all times. The pilot will assist with "getting packages to our sortation facilities sooner and more frequen...

Waymo | January 24, 2020

Waymo is expanding the testing of its autonomous long-haul trucks to Texas and New Mexico where it will drive along I-10, I-20 and I-45, the company announced this week. Waymo will map the "promising commercial route" between the states, a Waymo spokesperson told Supply Chain Dive in an email. The company did not say if it was testing with shippers, but last year it said it was working with "shippers, truck makers, and Tier One suppliers" on the development of Class 8 autonom...