Friday, February 4, 2022

TuSimple Wins Autonomous Truck Deal With Union Pacific Railroad

San Diego-based autonomous freight shipping technology developer TuSimple says it has inked a deal with Union Paciic Railroad, where the company will move freight on a fully-automated trucking route between the Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. Financial details of the deal were not announced, but TuSimple said it will carry freight for Union Pacific via its wholly owned subsidiary, Loup Logistics. The company said its vehicles have now covered 550 miles of autonomous operation on open, public roads with no human beings in the vehicle, no teleoperation, and no traffic intervention. TuSimple is looking to replace the need for humans on long haul trucking routes, automating shipping of freight between truck depots.