Human Hands, AI Minds: Trucking's New Teamwork

Two big names in the trucking world are teaming up to make our roads safer and deliveries faster. Vay and Kodiak Robotics are joining forces to mix human skills with AI smarts. Vay brings the tech that lets humans drive trucks from afar. Kodiak has trucks that mostly drive themselves. Together, they're making a system that lets human drivers take over when needed. This could be in tricky spots like low-speed areas or when dealing with things like police signals. The tech is already being used in West Texas and New Mexico. Vay's stations give a nearly 360-degree view of the trucks in real time. The human drivers have special licenses and lots of training. The system has backup plans to keep the trucks connected. Meanwhile, Torc Robotics is expanding. They're opening a new engineering center in Michigan. This move is to speed up their plans to have self-driving trucks ready by 2027. The new place will have lots of smart people working on making the tech better. Torc chose Michigan for its car industry and tech talent. The new center will have labs and spaces for different kinds of engineers. This is part of Torc's plan to grow and improve their self-driving trucks. Both stories show how humans and AI are working together in trucking. It's not about replacing drivers, but giving them new tools to do their jobs better.