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Penske Truck Leasing Joins Torc Robotics Autonomous Advisory Council

Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Torc Robotics Autonomous Advisory Council (TAAC). Torc Robotics is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG. The TAAC is comprised of key freight industry leaders who will provide strategic guidance to Torc as it integrates with the freight network and tackles challenges beyond highway driving.

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Automated Vehicles Can Boost Safety and Efficiency, Lead to Autonomous Tech

Automated and autonomous vehicles will play a significant role in the future of the transportation industry, and manufacturers and technology providers are developing new technology suited for the vehicles of tomorrow. According to the 2020 Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, the term autonomous has taken on a broad meaning within the transportation industry and can be used to describe a range of technologies, from the varying levels of automation that are already happening within the trucking industry to self-driving vehicles.

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Penske to Present on Autonomous Fleets at Silicon Valley Conference

Bill Combs, vice president of connected vehicle strategy and experimentation at Penske Transportation Solutions, will speak at the Autonomous Vehicles Silicon Valley Conference (AVSV) February 26-28 at the Pullman San Francisco Bay.

It's the 10th Autonomous Vehicles conference, and to mark the occasion, AVSV has engaged more than 65 speakers on site, over 10 hours of networking, and 50 dedicated content sessions.

Combs will present at two of those sessions:

  • "Deploying Autonomous Trucking in Urban Spaces: First Steps, Planning and Preparedness in Ensuring Success," Thursday, February 27 at 8:30 a.m.
  • "Fleet Planning to Incorporate AVS," Thursday, February 27 at 12 p.m.

In 2019, Penske announced that it was the first company of its kind to join the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) coalition. The effort aligned with Penske's mobility strategies around connected, automated, shared, and electric commercial vehicles.

By "Move Ahead" Staff

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