Volvo and Waabi begin autonomous truck customer operations in Texas with Warp
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi have started hauling customer freight autonomously on a Dallas–Houston lane, beginning with less-than-truckload provider Warp.
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What Happened
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and Waabi have started customer operations in Texas, beginning with Warp, marking a milestone in the two companies' partnership. Integrating V.A.S.'s autonomous transport ecosystem Autona / freight into Warp's freight network creates opportunities to optimize freight flows and support more efficient movement of goods as demand grows. The Volvo VNL Autonomous is built from the ground up for autonomy with redundancies for six safety-critical systems, and is specifically designed to integrate autonomous driving systems from partners such as Waabi. Currently, autonomous hauls are run with an observer in the driver's seat. With customer operations underway, V.A.S. and Waabi will use real-world experience from the Dallas–Houston lane to prepare for additional routes and support the broader scaling of autonomous freight in the coming years.
- The Volvo VNL Autonomous
- Waabi's autonomous driving technology
- Fleet and transport management
- Terminals and customer endpoints
- Operations
- Uptime support
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The truck is built from the ground up for autonomy, with redundancies for six safety-critical systems, and is designed to integrate autonomous driving systems from partners such as Waabi.
“Together with Warp and Waabi, we are bringing autonomous freight into customer operations in one of logistics' most demanding segments. This shows how quickly our ecosystem can adapt to new customers and more complex operations. What we learn on the Dallas–Houston corridor will help us strengthen our partnership and continuously improve the ecosystem as we scale.”
LTL shipping requires dynamic networks to consolidate, haul and distribute goods from multiple customers on tightly coordinated schedules. By moving freight directly between facilities, without handoffs, the Volvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi Driver is meant to give LTL providers like Warp a more predictable way to keep their networks on schedule. Waabi and V.A.S. describe the truck as able to take on the full range of real-world freight, from operating within less-than-truckload networks to moving goods directly to third-party facilities. Warp combines shipments from multiple customers and aligns routes, capacity and timing, so advances on a single lane can benefit the broader network.
“Waabi and Volvo Autonomous Solutions are building toward a future where autonomous trucks integrate seamlessly into the networks that move freight every day. Our work with Warp is the first milestone on that path, demonstrating that the Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered by the Waabi Driver, can take on the full range of real-world freight, from operating within less-than-truckload networks to moving goods directly to third-party facilities, meeting customers where they are. We're incredibly excited about what's ahead as we continue building that future together with Volvo.”
“Working with Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi demonstrates what Warp's network was built for: bringing advanced technology into the everyday movement of freight. The value of autonomy grows when you can coordinate the freight around it. Warp brings together shipments from multiple customers and aligns routes, capacity, and timing, so advances on a single lane can benefit the broader network.”
Why this matters
Autonomous trucking is moving from testing into everyday customer freight: Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi are now running hauls for less-than-truckload provider Warp on a Texas lane. For freight customers and operators, the pitch is more predictable scheduling in one of logistics' most operationally complex segments. Hauls still run with an observer in the driver's seat, and the partners say the lane's lessons will prepare more routes.
Terms in This Story
- LTL (less-than-truckload)
- Freight shipping in which goods from multiple customers share a truck and are consolidated, hauled and distributed on tightly coordinated schedules.
- FTL (full-truckload)
- Freight shipping in which a shipment uses the full capacity of a truck rather than being combined with other customers' goods.
- Autona / freight
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions' autonomous transport ecosystem, which combines the vehicle, a virtual driver, fleet and transport management, terminals, operations and uptime support into one solution.
- Autonomous haul
- A freight run driven by an autonomous driving system rather than by a human driver.
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