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AI Driven Vehicles and Transportation #248

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - AI-Powered Coaching for Driver Safety

AI-powered coaching is being used to improve driver safety by reaching 100% of drivers, not just those involved in serious incidents. @BennettFamilyCo is using this approach to scale safety. Here's how carriers are using AI to improve driver safety.

Key Points:

  • AI-Powered Coaching: AI-powered coaching is being used to improve driver safety by providing personalized feedback to drivers.

  • 100% Driver Coverage: AI-powered coaching allows carriers to reach 100% of their drivers, not just those involved in serious incidents.

  • Comprehensive Approach: AI-powered coaching provides a comprehensive approach to driver safety, including real-time feedback and coaching.

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - Scaling Safety with AI

Meet Rhian Appicello, Gatik's new Head of Fleet Operations. Gatik's trucks move freight for Fortune 50 customers daily. With @PepsiCo on board and Series D closed, the work ahead is scaling that operation. Rhian spent six years in senior ops roles at @Waymo and @wing.

Key Points:

  • Scaling Safety: Gatik is scaling its safety operation with the help of AI-powered coaching.

  • Fleet Operations: Rhian Appicello is the new Head of Fleet Operations at Gatik.

  • Senior Ops Roles: Rhian spent six years in senior ops roles at @Waymo and @wing.

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - Autonomous Big Rig

CNBC’s @Lebeaucarnews and $AUR CEO Chris Urmson hit the road in an autonomous big rig: https://cnb.cx/46FVcrp

Key Points:

  • Autonomous Big Rig: CNBC’s @Lebeaucarnews and $AUR CEO Chris Urmson took an autonomous big rig for a spin.

  • Autonomous Technology: The autonomous big rig is equipped with advanced autonomous technology.

  • Autonomous Driving: The autonomous big rig is capable of autonomous driving.

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - Aeva CityOS

Aeva will be at the ITS-CT 2026 Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition on September 23, 2026. Visit our booth with Ocean State Signal to learn about Aeva CityOS, our AI-powered platform for real-time traffic intelligence. Aeva’s Matt Bretoi will also present on optimizing traffic flow.

Key Points:

  • Aeva CityOS: Aeva CityOS is an AI-powered platform for real-time traffic intelligence.

  • Traffic Intelligence: Aeva CityOS provides real-time traffic intelligence to improve traffic flow.

  • Traffic Optimization: Aeva CityOS can optimize traffic flow to reduce congestion.

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation says a converted Cessna Caravan fitted with its autonomy system has completed the first fully autonomous flight across the United States, covering 3,199 miles from Concord, California to North Carolina's Outer Banks. The aircraft taxied, took off, navigated and landed without human intervention.

Key Points:

  • Autonomous Flight: Joby Aviation has completed the first fully autonomous flight across the United States.

  • Autonomy System: The flight was completed using Joby Aviation's autonomy system.

  • Autonomous Navigation: The aircraft navigated and landed without human intervention.

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - DrivingBench

We gave ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok control of a real Toyota Corolla , steering/gas/brakes, no human driving (just a foot over the brake). Only one model was able to complete our entire driving course. Introducing DrivingBench.

Key Points:

  • DrivingBench: DrivingBench is a platform for testing autonomous driving models.

  • Autonomous Driving: DrivingBench allows developers to test autonomous driving models.

  • Model Evaluation: DrivingBench provides a platform for evaluating autonomous driving models.

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - Open-Source Driving Harness

We open-source our driving harness, complete evaluation traces and report. Check out https:// drivingbench.com for more details. For safety, we used an empty lot, capped its speed to 8 mph in our software, and a human is always in the driver seat (but they never steer - the model does).

Key Points:

  • Open-Source Driving Harness: DrivingBench has open-sourced its driving harness.

  • Evaluation Traces: The driving harness includes evaluation traces and reports.

  • Autonomous Driving: The driving harness is used for autonomous driving.

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🚀 Autonomous Vehicles - Nuro Autonomy Platform

"Nuro COO Andrew Chapin describes the technology as 'like an Android type operating system' for autonomous vehicles. In an interview with @ZagDaily , Chapin says Nuro aims to be the 'universal autonomy platform layer' for the industry." Read more:

Key Points:

  • Nuro Autonomy Platform: Nuro is developing an autonomy platform for autonomous vehicles.

  • Autonomy Platform Layer: Nuro aims to be the universal autonomy platform layer for the industry.

  • Autonomous Vehicles: Nuro's autonomy platform is designed for autonomous vehicles.

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Written by Drishtant Ghosh (Drix10), a technical founder and engineer working across AI systems, developer infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

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