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UPS will make deliveries using Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucks
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 5071539" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/17/22787278/ups-waymo-autonomous-truck-freight-texas-deliveries" target="_blank"><strong>UPS will make deliveries using Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucks - The Verge</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Waymo and UPS are expanding their nearly two-year-old partnership to include deliveries made using the Alphabet company’s fleet of autonomous Class 8 trucks. The companies had previously only conducted local deliveries using Waymo’s self-driving minivans; now, they will work together on longer-distance freight hauling.</p><p></p><p>The deliveries will take place in Texas, where Waymo is building a nine-acre hub for its autonomous semi-trailer trucks. Starting now and lasting until the end of the year, Waymo and UPS will collaborate on freight hauling between facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. The companies will gather data during the trial process, with an eye on safety and efficiency in particular.</p><p></p><p>Currently, Waymo is testing the fifth generation of its “Driver,” which is the term used to describe its combination of hardware, sensors, and AI software, on its fleet of Class 8 trucks. The company is also <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/10/22527430/waymo-jb-hunt-autonomous-truck-freight-test-texas" target="_blank">working with JB Hunt Transport Services</a> to haul freight along several interstates in Texas and<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/27/21536048/waymo-daimler-driverless-semi-trucks-cascadia-freightliner" target="_blank"> is continuing its work with Daimler</a>, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, on a fully autonomous, Level 4 system for trucks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 5071539, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/17/22787278/ups-waymo-autonomous-truck-freight-texas-deliveries'][B]UPS will make deliveries using Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucks - The Verge[/B][/URL] Waymo and UPS are expanding their nearly two-year-old partnership to include deliveries made using the Alphabet company’s fleet of autonomous Class 8 trucks. The companies had previously only conducted local deliveries using Waymo’s self-driving minivans; now, they will work together on longer-distance freight hauling. The deliveries will take place in Texas, where Waymo is building a nine-acre hub for its autonomous semi-trailer trucks. Starting now and lasting until the end of the year, Waymo and UPS will collaborate on freight hauling between facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. The companies will gather data during the trial process, with an eye on safety and efficiency in particular. Currently, Waymo is testing the fifth generation of its “Driver,” which is the term used to describe its combination of hardware, sensors, and AI software, on its fleet of Class 8 trucks. The company is also [URL='https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/10/22527430/waymo-jb-hunt-autonomous-truck-freight-test-texas']working with JB Hunt Transport Services[/URL] to haul freight along several interstates in Texas and[URL='https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/27/21536048/waymo-daimler-driverless-semi-trucks-cascadia-freightliner'] is continuing its work with Daimler[/URL], the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, on a fully autonomous, Level 4 system for trucks. [/QUOTE]
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