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Waymo to test autonomous semi-trucks in Arizona, Texas

Autonomous driving technology company Waymo will soon start testing self-driving semi-trucks in Arizona and Texas. -Waymo will test autonomous trucks on public freeways across Phoenix and the I-45 corridor between Dallas and Houston in the coming weeks, the company told Transport Dive on Aug. 26. -A person will sit in the driver’s seat for the testing, but it’s pursuing level 4 autonomy in which an individual isn’t required, according to the company. -This testing of the Waymo Driver platform in

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One number explains why the Tesla Semi won’t be seen any time soon

"Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is simply not investing enough cash back into its business in the form of capital expenditures to construct the production lines and build out the service infrastructure necessary for the large-scale manufacturing of commercial vehicles." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead Hampstead also wrote - "The Palo Alto-based automaker has a history of over-promising and under-delivering on new vehicle deliveries, production schedules, techn