California regulators have released revised rules that would allow companies to test and eventually deploy self-driving trucks on public highways. The California Department of Motor Vehicles, the ...

The spotlight on self-driving vehicles has been focused on Google and other companies that are automating four-door sedans. That's because "trucks aren't sexy." But they're critical to the economy.

Aurora’s self-driving trucks can now travel non-stop on a 1,000 mile route between Fort Worth and Phoenix — exceeding what a human driver can legally accomplish. The distance, and the time it takes to ...

In Their Shoes Big rig truck driver embraces freedom, endures loneliness on the road Lual Akoon, a refugee from South Sudan, drives an 18-wheeler across the country and into Canada but calls Minnesota ...

West Texas has been a longtime cash cow for the oil industry. Now it holds promise for automated trucking companies, too. The Permian Basin is home to America’s most productive oil field, but soon the ...

There are active test runs in Texas, and a handful of companies are banking on making a big entry into the market as early as next year. By Jim Motavalli This is a return of Wheels, a column on the ...