GILLIG LLC of Livermore, California, has announced a partnership with autonomous driving specialist Robotic Research, based in Clarksburg, Maryland. Under the agreement, the two firms will collaborate to bring advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and Level 4 autonomous driving technology to GILLIG transit buses in North America.

Iveco will trial an S-WAY truck installed with 'PlusDrive' autonomous driving technology to assess its performance in different environments and driving conditions.

The two companies will collaborate in the development of automated yard logistics and intelligent predictive cruise control.

Perrone Robotics and GreenPower will collaborate in the development of a new 'AV Star' minibus which will be ADA-compliant.

'PlusDrive' will soon incorporate Aeva's 4D LiDAR technology, which can perceive objects and assess their velocity at distances of over 500 metres.

Sensible 4 will retrofit MOOVE's battery-electric shuttle bus with its Level 4 autonomous driving technology, with trials set to begin in February 2022.

Autonomous vehicle specialist EasyMile has been granted permission to operate Level 4 autonomous vehicles on French public roads.

UD Trucks will trial a Quon truck equipped with Level-4 technologies at Kobe Steel's Kakogawa Works site in the second half of 2022.

ZF opened a new technical facility in Blythe Valley Park in Solihull, UK, dedicated to the research and development of autonomous, electric and digital technologies.

REE Automotive unveiled an autonomous concept vehicle in order to showcase one of the potential applications of its modular electric vehicle platform.

MAN presented its new truck generation at Solutrans which features a range of new ADAS features and changes to the transmissions and fuel options. In addition, the company announced its plans for autonomous trucks.

ZF will use Bestmile's fleet management software to build a 'Mobility Orchestration Platform' for the commercial vehicle industry.