Volvo, Waabi Partner to Produce Autonomous Trucks
AI-Powered Vehicles to Hit Texas Roads for Testing This Year
Self-driving truck startup Waabi will integrate its virtual driver technology with Volvo’s purpose-designed VNL Autonomous model. (Waabi)
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Autonomous trucking startup Waabi and truck maker Volvo Group announced they are working together to jointly develop and commercialize driverless heavy-duty tractors.
Through this partnership, Waabi will integrate its autonomous driving system, the Waabi Driver, with Volvo’s production-ready VNL Autonomous model, which features redundant braking, steering and other safety systems to enable unmanned operation.
The companies plan to begin commercial pilots in Texas in the coming months to pave the way for series production of autonomous trucks in the next few years.
Raquel Urtasun, Waabi’s founder and CEO, said the agreement with Volvo’s Autonomous Solutions business unit combines the two main elements needed to enable autonomous trucking at scale — a virtual driver that can expand quickly to new geographies and a truck platform designed purposely for driverless trucking.
“Those are the two key pieces,” she said. “It’s very exciting for us because now we have both sides.”
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