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The Future of Physical AI in Transportation and Freight
This series began by drawing the line between digital AI and physical AI, then showed how that line resolves in freight: physical AI is not a new arrival, it is the destination the trucking industry has been building toward for decades. This piece closes that arc —...
Torc Robotics Joins Auto-ISAC to Strengthen Cybersecurity Collaboration Across Connected Commercial Vehicles
Membership supports Torc’s continued focus on secure, resilient autonomous trucking systems as the company advances toward commercialization BLACKSBURG, Va – August 3, 2026 – Torc Robotics, a pioneer in self-driving vehicle technology, today announced it has joined...
From Automation to Physical AI: The Technical Destination Freight Has Been Building Toward
For decades, the trucking industry has chased the same goal—move more freight, more reliably, at lower cost, safely—driving successive waves of investment in route optimization, telematics, electronic logging, and mechanized loading. But every wave shared a...
CVPR 2026 Recap: Torc’s Mission Intersects With Event Trends of Physical, Multi-Modal AI, Deployable Systems
Advancing the Future of Autonomous Driving CVPR 2026 marked its largest edition to date, bringing together more than 10,000 attendees and setting a new record with 16,092 paper submissions. With an acceptance rate of just 25%, the conference continues to maintain its...
From Black Box to Glass Box: AV 3.0, Physical AI, and the Future of Long-Haul Trucking
In 2025, Torc introduced AV 3.0, our framework for building autonomous software that is safe, scalable, and designed specifically for long-haul trucking autonomy. It powers TorcDrive, the physical Al virtual driver software that perceives, reasons, and navigates the...
Torc Robotics Announces First-Ever Autonomous-Trucking Partnership at Mila to Advance Physical AI
Montréal, QC and Blacksburg, VA, May 26, 2026 — Torc Robotics, a pioneer in self-driving vehicle technology, today announced a new strategic partnership with Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, one of the world’s leading centers for machine learning...
ACT Expo 2026 Recap: Two Torc Trucks Are Better Than One
ACT Expo 2026 once again brought together the most influential voices in commercial transportation in Las Vegas. As North America’s largest advanced transportation technology event, the May 4-7 event served as a key meeting point where innovation, policy, and...
Torc Appoints Tobias Wessels as Chief Financial Officer
Veteran finance executive to help scale operations and advance commercialization of autonomous trucking solutions BLACKSBURG, Va. – May 12, 2026 – Torc Robotics today announced the appointment of Tobias Wessels as Chief Financial Officer. Wessels brings more than two...
Aeva Delivers Atlas C-Samples to Daimler Truck for Autonomous Truck Production Program
This press release was originally published by AEVA.Milestone Advances Deployment of Industry-Leading Long-Range 4D LiDAR for Level 4 Autonomous-Ready Freightliner Cascadia TrucksMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 6, 2026 – Aeva® (Nasdaq: AEVA), a leader in next-generation...
Digital AI vs. Physical AI: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
Have you used AI to streamline your work or generate a list for you? Have you been fooled by an AI image? The technology we’ve been watching in movies for 20 years is now in our homes, cars, phones, and schools. Artificial intelligence is no longer theoretical. Most...
Torc Supports GO Virginia–Funded Effort to Align Autonomous Vehicle Workforce Training Across the Commonwealth
Torc contributes industry expertise to VTTI-led Dock to Door Pathways Program focused on AV inspection and credentialed career pathwaysBLACKSBURG, Va – March 10, 2026 – Torc, a pioneer in commercializing self-driving class 8 trucks, today announced its participation...
Torc Robotics Expands Autonomous Truck Testing to Michigan Public Roads
Public-road testing in Michigan marks next step in Torc’s growth, technology development and path to commercialization.
Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics Select Innoviz Technologies as LiDAR Partner for Series Production of Level 4 Autonomous Trucks
This press release has been released jointly with Torc, Daimler Truck North America, and Innoviz. InnovizTwo High-Performance Short-Range LiDAR to enable SAE Level 4 autonomous capabilities for commercial trucks deployment.
Torc Provides Fast, Secure Self-Service for Virtual Development Using Amazon DCV
This case study was originally posted at the AWS Solutions site. Overview Torc Robotics (Torc) wanted to facilitate remote development for its distributed workforce. The company develops autonomous vehicle software and technology that’s aimed at commercializing...