Kodiak, Charger launch 435-mile autonomous lane in Texas
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A dedicated 435-mile Dallas–Laredo autonomous lane is another step toward corridor-based autonomy—AV trucking is being productized lane-by-lane, not network-wide. Shippers and carriers on these routes should start modeling cost, SLA, and labor impacts now, because contract structures will follow the lanes.
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