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Gatik gets independent safety validation from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics

Robotics Business Review

Source: Gatik Gatik AI Inc. It claimed that this third-party audit was the first of its kind and that it marks a significant milestone toward commercialization of self-driving freight operations. Founded in 2017, Gatik has developed autonomous vehicles ( AVs ) for middle-mile and short-haul logistics. The Mountain View, Calif.-based

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DAT Releases 2023 Freight Focus Report

Fastener News Desk

January 05, 2023 09:05 AM Eastern Standard Time. . Analytics from trusted sources can go a long way toward providing transparency in negotiations, achieving savings and maintaining good relationships among transportation partners.”. With thinner margins in 2023, carriers need to maximize utilization.

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Outrider brings in $62M to drive commercial scaling in 2025

Robotics Business Review

Source: Outrider Outrider today announced that it has raised $62 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round. The provider of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs said the funding will drive its operations as a service with Fortune 500 customers in 2025 and solidify its position as a leader in logistics automation. “By

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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

Source: Xwing A joint program by the U.S. In modern conflict, it’s axiomatic that logistics wins wars. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. It’s a lot of freight, requiring lots of airframes, engines, and, of course, pilots. Air Force and Xwing Inc.

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Commodity prices rise; engineering resins drop

Plastics News

Regional PE demand also had been down because processors had built larger-than-normal inventories after the COVID-19 pandemic began, sources said. Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in lifting PET prices in 2022, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. Last October, GM disclosed its billion-dollar purchase of the startup lost over $730 million during Q3 2023.

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Five minutes with… Asher Bennett, Tevva Founder and CEO

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Tevva is leading the electric charge to zero emission freight and urban logistics. It will be followed later in 2023 by a 7.5-tonne The company expects to sell up to 1,000 electric trucks in 2023. We do technology because it matters and makes a difference to humanity. tonne battery-electric truck?

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