Bridgestone will serve as official U.S. launch partner for Einride's electric and autonomous vehicles, which will be deployed in the tyre manufacturer's fleet.

Robotic Research's AutoDrive technology helps prevent collisions, enables precision docking, and provides connectivity between multiple buses.

FEV Turkey has developed automated driving functions for TRAGGER, a new generation of battery electric service vehicles aimed at cargo and people transportation in various commercial and industrial settings.

KAMAZ together with the Bauman Moscow State Technical University have developed an autonomous articulated tipper, KAMAZ-6561, for opencast mining operations.

Electric vehicle manufacturer, Arrival, has engaged the technology services of Ambarella Inc of Santa Clara, California to offer autonomous driving and ADAS functions in its electric bus and van concepts.

Moscow hosted the Bauma СТТ Russia exhibition which was supported by more than 340 companies from 16 countries. In addition to specialist construction machinery, the show featured new heavy-duty tipper trucks from Russia’s traditional on-highway commercial vehicle builders.

Bridgestone Americas has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics. The partnership will allow Bridgestone to integrate its smart-sensing tyre technologies and fleet solutions into Kodiak's level 4 autonomous trucks.

Automated Mapping Platform (AMP) is a connected crowdsourced software platform supporting the creation, development and distribution of high definition (HD) maps―a key enabler for smart and safe automated mobility.

Plus, a developer of self-driving truck technology, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Hennessy Capital Investment Corporation, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

The Ministry of Transportation for the Government of Taiwan has announced it is to part fund two autonomous self-driving buses to operate on two regular bus services in the city of Tainin.

Private equity firm, ClearVue Partners of Shanghai, China (est. 2012) has completed a Series C funding round for Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a provider of self-driving truck technology in the US and China, raising USD220m. ClearVue is the co-lead investor of the financing round.

A Volvo Group subsidiary, Volvo Autonomous Solutions based in Gothenburg, Sweden, has entered a strategic partnership with start-up software company, Aurora Innovations Inc of Mountain View, California, United States to develop jointly global autonomous transport solutions at scale.