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Torc Robotics Wins Prestigious PR Daily Social Media & Digital Award
Blacksburg, VA — Torc Robotics has been named a winner in PR Daily’s Social Media & Digital Awards in the Team of the Year (In-House) category. PR Daily’s Social Media & Digital Awards celebrates the organizations, people and teams that know how to earn...
Embracing the Future: Torc Robotics’ Emerging Talent Program
As part of our efforts to attract the best talent in autonomous technology, we’re constantly evolving our recruitment efforts. From creating strategic partnerships with educational institutions to expanding our co-ops, internships, and early career full time...
Torc Takes Texas: Bringing Autonomous Trucking to Ft. Worth, Austin, and San Antonio
If first responders and government officials can’t make it to Torc, Torc will bring autonomous trucking technology to them, especially in Texas! Torc took to the Texas highways May 6 – 9, 2024, visiting locations in Ft. Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. With a...
Torc to Present Nine Papers at CVPR 2024
Driving Autonomous AI with Torc’s Head of Intelligence This summer, Torc’s Head of Artificial Intelligence, Felix Heide, and his team of both Princeton University and Torc colleagues will present an extraordinary total of nine papers at the IEEE / CVF Computer Vision...
Lane-Keeping in Self-Driving Trucks: Precision and Trust
Across all the features that self-driving technology has to offer, we might think of lane keeping as one of the most basic features possible. However, lane keeping is a complex behavior that relies on multiple components, sensors, and procedures to complete safe...
imaginAviation 2024 Panel: How Ideas Become Innovation
Innovation. Resistance. Transformation. Collaboration. These ideas paved the way for a panel discussion at imaginAviation 2024, featuring guest John Marinaro, Torc's Vice President of Fleet Operations, along with host Dr. John A....
Are Autonomous Vehicles the Future?
The future of everyday technology is full of innovations taken straight out of The Jetsons. But from 3D-printed food to robot butlers, we’re not so far from that sci-fi idea of what tomorrow looks like. Today, we ask our smart assistants to play our favorite songs and...
Why Level 5 Autonomy Is Science Fiction vs Science Fact
What’s the number one question Torc’rs get asked? “When will your trucks fully reach Level 5 autonomy?” Humans like to think in the binary. Either you’re driving the vehicle, or you’re not driving the vehicle. But it is not so black and white when it comes to...
Understanding the Levels of Autonomy: 3-4-5
In Part I of this series, we defined and discussed the SAE Levels of Autonomy from Level 0 to Level 2. In this article, we will cover the remaining Levels of Autonomy, as well as which Level of Autonomy Torc is pursuing and why. Rounding Out the Levels of Autonomy ...
Understanding the Levels of Autonomy: 0-1-2
Depending on how much time you spend watching the news, you may hear a lot about "self-driving vehicles," and you may even hear speculation about how they can do everything from drive themselves to rescuing and altering the American economy. Those are lofty goals to...
Washington D.C Recap: Driverless Semis and More
Insights from AV Partners in Washington, D.C. Last month (October 2022), members of the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) met in Washington, D.C., for the organization’s annual meeting. Dedicated to bringing the conversation about autonomous vehicles to...
Torc’s Michelle Chaka Details Safety at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo 2023
Torc's busy autumn event and conference schedule started off with the 2023 ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo, a two-day conference and exhibition in Santa Clara, Ca., September 20 and 21. Drawing speakers and attendees from all aspects of autonomy,...