Torc Robotics develops software systems for self-driving trucks, focusing on Level 4 autonomous driving technology that allows trucks to operate without human intervention in specific conditions. Their technology enhances road safety and meets the logistics industry's growing demands. Torc Robotics partners with major truck manufacturers like Daimler Trucks and collaborates with companies like Luminar Technologies to integrate advanced sensors into their systems. They generate revenue by selling their software to fleet operators and truck manufacturers, as well as providing ongoing support and updates. The company's goal is to improve efficiency and safety in freight transportation, positioning themselves as a leader in the autonomous vehicle market.

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Torc started 2025 - its 20th anniversary year - in a big way, by making a splash at CES in Las Vegas, January 7-10, 2025.

Torc Takes CES 2025

Torc is preparing to launch a commercial AV lane from Dallas-Fort Worth to Laredo, Texas, as early as 2026 and recalibrating where its workforce is based.

Torc secures Dallas-Fort Worth lease for AV hub

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA)'s autonomous trucking subsidiary, Torc Robotics, will team with the sensing and perception systems provider Aeva to advance the development of a new safety architecture for truck applications - enabling autonomous trucks to make safer, more intelligent decisions, they said.

Daimler expands deal with sensor vendor for self-driving trucks

Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive have named Torc Robotics as a winner of the "Robotics" category in the 2024 Top Software & Tech awards.

Torc Robotics Honored with Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2024 Top Software & Tech Award in the Robotics Category

What do coatings for MM chocolate candies, O-Cedar floor mops and battery packs for electric trucks have in common?All three come from German industrial conglomerate Freudenberg Group. The company operates many other seemingly incongruous businesses from filtration to home cleaning products. A history of handoffsFreudenberg’s battery business is an appropriate Truck Tech topic. But not as tasty than MMs, for which it makes the hard shell coatings through its Capol business unit. The heavy-duty truck and bus battery cell and pack manufacturing plant  in Midland, Michigan, is the survivor of Dow Chemical’s 2013 exit from a joint venture called Dow Kokam.Freudenberg ePower Systems operates in Midland, Michigan, after a number of name changes. (Photo: Freudenberg)Dow determined the battery business wasn’t worth pursuing, but it continues making materials for batteries. South Korea-based Kokam Co

Of Floor Mops, M&M Coatings … And Battery Packs

Self-driving truck developer Torc Robotics plans to open offices in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolis and Ann Arbor, Mich., in the first half of next year as part of an acceleration toward driverless commercial operations.

Torc Robotics Plans Dallas-Fort Worth, Ann Arbor Offices

Torc's pre-production driverless truck Torc RoboticsMajor moves are underway for Torc Robotics next year as the company enters the productization phase of their self-driving truck offering. On-road operations are shifting to Texas while the company stands up a new automated vehicle development hub in Michigan.Founded in 2005 at an early point in the self-driving vehicle era, Torc has over nineteen years of experience in pioneering safety-critical self-driving applications. Torc offers a complete self-driving vehicle software and integration solution and is currently focusing on commercializing autonomous trucks for long-haul applications in the U.S.Working with their majority owner and development partner Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), the partners have locked in product specifications, enabling testing of all facets of their production-intent system.As noted in my recent articles (here here, and here), trucking automation is approaching an inflection point. Multiple companies are transitioning from the testing phase to commercial driverless operations. Torc’s latest news is a vivid example.Specifically, Torc is expanding to new markets with operations in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas. The company says entering these new markets is driven by strategic considerations

Torc Begins Testing Of Production-Intent Driverless Trucks In Texas

Torc Robotics is proud to announce that it has been named a winner in the 2024 Public Relations and Marketing Excellence Awards, presented by the Business Intelligence Group.

Torc Robotics Recognized as a 2024 Public Relations and Marketing Excellence Awards Winner

Torc Robotics is aiming to tackle two challenges facing the U.S. trucking industry - an aging workforce and growing demand for freight capacity - by advancing its autonomous Class 8 truck technology.

Aging workforce, rising demand drive Torc's push for autonomous Class 8 trucks

Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, September 2024 - Lisa N. has joined Torc Robotics as the new Vice President of Human Resources Operations.

Lisa N. Appointed as Vice President of Human Resources Operations at Torc Robotics

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