The Aurora Driver-supported PACCAR truck will carry goods between Dallas and Houston as part of a pilot programme.

The autonomous driving technology was jointly developed by Aurora and Volvo Autonomous Solutions, and will be integrated with Volvo VNLs at the New River Valley Assembly Operations in Virginia.

FAW will handle the installation of PlusDrive technology in its customers' vehicles, which will become the very first driver-in autonomous trucks to operate in China.

Daimler Truck AG, based in Stuttgart, Germany, is currently conducting testing of Level 4 autonomous trucks on public roads in the USA, alongside its autonomous systems subsidiary, Torc Robotics.

Autonomous vehicle specialist Kodiak Robotics Inc, based in Mountain View, California, has announced a fourth generation of its autonomous truck system.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, has partnered with autonomous trucking company, Gatik of Palo Alto, California, with a goal to advance the development of mobility solutions for the autonomous B2B short-haul logistics industry.

Oshkosh will collaborate with Carnegie Foundry to develop autonomous vehicles for applications such as firefighting and waste collection.

PlusDrive will now incorporate thermal imaging capabilities, allowing it to detect objects and pedestrians more easily when normal visibility is obscured.

The Hamburg TruckPilot, a collaboration between MAN and HHLA, put autonomous trucks into service with freight forwarding agent Jakob Weets at the Port of Hamburg.

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has announced a new investment in Foretellix, a company specialising in the verification of autonomous driving systems, based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The driver-in autonomous shuttle, nicknamed 'The Badger', will be used for research purposes on public and private roads in Racine, Wisconsin.

Goodyear's smart tyres will be integrated with PlusDrive with the purpose of collecting data for the improvement of autonomous truck technology.