It's recently appeared that self-driving trucks are not going to be hauling freight down the road without a driver as quickly as some developers and investors had expected. But startup tech company Waabi says its AI-focused approach will allow it to commercialize the technology faster. HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge talks to Waabi's Dustin Koehl, a former fleet manager and HDT Emerging Leader, about how the company's approach differs and why they call themselves the next generation of autonomous trucks. Note: In the interview, Koehl hints at a big OEM announcement. Since our interview, Volvo Group Venture Capital announced an investment in Waabi Innovation Inc. In This Episode: Has autonomous-truck development hit a wall? Using AI to train Waabi Driver Where is Waabi in the development process? Working with truck makers Will autonomous trucks put drivers out of work? Path to commercialization What needs to happen for self-driving trucks to become an everyday reality in logistics? 🏫 Resources Autonomous Truck Startup Unveils AI-first Waabi Driver How Waabi World Works How Do Autonomous Trucks “See” the World? 📰 Sign up for the HDT newsletter! 🤝 Follow and connect with HDT on social media. Connect with HDT on LinkedIn. Like HDT on Facebook. Follow HDT on Twitter. 👀 Prefer to watch? Check out the HDT Talks Trucking videocast: Subscribe to HDTT on Youtube. Check out HDTT on TruckingInfo.com.

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