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Autonomous Tech developer Waabi reveals a new partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions, whereby the AI technology of the company is planned to be used in the development of production Sae Level 4 trucks in the US.
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The generative AI system of Waabi will train the SAE level 4 software from Volvo while the truck maker is coming in the direction of the commercial launch of its autonomous trucks this year.
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The company based in Toronto recently launched a HUB for trucks without a driver in Texas, because the work intensifies to automate the Houston to Dallas Truck Route.
If it feels as if Robotaxi Tech finally collects Momentum after a few years of small-scale rolls out, a similar trend unfolds in the truck atmosphere without a driver, who lags behind the currently developing robotaxi revolution for a few years.
The autonomous tech developer Waabi, established in Toronto, who recently opened an autonomous truck terminal near Dallas with facilities that were tailor-made for a fleet of trucks without a driver, is perhaps best known in the industry for his AI training model for autonomous vehicles.
And now it works together with Volvo -autonomous solutions to integrate Waabi Driver -the virtual driver -system -in the upcoming VNL autonomous Semi truck from VNL.
With this integration, Volvo can also train its own autonomous trucks with the help of the generative AI system of Waabi, the company says that it can safely generalize to many scenarios found in traffic.
The autonomous developer calls his system an AI-first approach, in which Waabi World is a closed-run-simulation engine generated by AI that offers countless scenarios for training driver -less systems, both in daily rows and rare edge cases.
“At Waabi we believe that the AI technology of the next generation is integrated directly into the vehicle production of the next generation, the path is ahead to bring safe, robust autonomous vehicles to the road,” said Raquel Urtasun , founder and CEO of Waabi.
The Sae Level 4 trucks themselves are confronted with a different series of traffic challenges than robotaxis, those who have to see and interpret events that in some circumstances unfold and interpret themselves much further. They also need truck terminals that are especially suitable for autonomous vehicles, as well as an external command center that monitors the fleet in real time and makes adjustments if necessary.
Most efforts for autonomous truck development are aimed at the Dallas route to Houston, which has already seen tests on the road by a number of developers and truck makers. This is largely due to the embrace of Texas of Autonomous Testing, together with Nevada, but most efforts are considering pure intra-stop routes of just a few hours between warehouse centers. But it’s a start.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi are planning to test the Waabi Driver System in its trucks later this year, with VNL Autonomous Trucks from Volvo itself planned to enter the production in the main factory of the company in New River Valley, Virginia, in 2025 .
“Waabi is at the forefront of developing self -driving technologies that use the full strength of AI,” said Shahrukh Kazmi, Chief Product Officer at Volvo Autonomous Solutions.
It is still to be seen how quickly Volvo and other hopeful can scale their Sae Level 4 trucks in Texas. But a number of large fleets are already preparing for a future where trucks without a driver will be a common face, at least in a handful of southwest.
Even 10% of the truck routes in the US will be operated by autonomous trucks by 2030, or Will this transition take much longer to collect Momentum? Let us know what you think in the comments below.