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Cab-less trucks, autonomous haulage, and the permits behind them.

Gen-4 L4 Robotruck on GAC T9 at IAA Transportation

Hardware Cut 70%: Pony.ai and GAC Unveil Gen-4 L4 Robotruck at IAA

Pony.ai showed a Gen-4 Level 4 heavy truck on GAC Commercial Vehicle's T9 electric platform at IAA Transportation 2026, with autonomous-kit costs down 70% and volume production due later this year.

Noah Park, Freight · Sept. 16, 2026

Einride cab-less autonomous truck at a Lidl store at night, with no driver cabin.

No Cab, No Driver: Einride and Lidl Put Germany's First Cab-less Truck on Public Roads

Einride and Lidl have put the first cab-less SAE Level 4 autonomous truck into daily operations on a public road in Germany, under a first-of-its-kind permit from the Federal Motor Transport Authority.

Noah Park, Freight · Sept. 15, 2026

A Torc tractor-trailer on a snow-lined U.S. highway beside a frozen lake.

Empty Cab by Year-End: Torc Pins Driver-Out US Roads on 2026

Daimler Truck said Torc aims to run a heavy truck on public U.S. roads with nobody in the cab before the end of 2026, then first commercial freight in 2027.

Noah Park, Freight · Sept. 14, 2026