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Torc’s First Responder Program Recent Highlights
Torc’s First Responder Team recently conducted comprehensive training sessions for more than 150 first responders representing 33 distinct agencies along the Texas I-35 corridor. This initiative is a critical part of...
Torc Announces New Engineering Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Further Fuel Autonomous Vehicle Innovation
Strategic Location Taps into Regional Automotive and Tech Talent, Builds on Recent Dallas Forth-Worth Expansion Blacksburg, VA – June 24, 2025 – Torc, a pioneer in commercializing self-driving class 8 trucks, today...
Torc Joins the Stanford Center for AI Safety to Conduct Joint Research on AI Safety for Level 4 Autonomous Trucking
The collaboration aims to advance autonomous trucking safety through cutting-edge AI research Blacksburg, VA – June 17, 2025 – Torc, a pioneer in commercializing self-driving class 8 trucks, today announced its...
Securing the Future: Meet Michael Maass, Director of Product Cybersecurity
At Torc, safeguarding safety-critical systems from evolving cybersecurity threats isn’t just a priority—it’s a coremission. At the helm of this mission is Michael Maass, the Director of Product Cybersecurity and...
Advancing Safe Machine Learning: “The Community Now Owns This”
At the recent SAE World Congress, Torc took the stage to share something big: a new safety approach to using machine learning (ML) in high-stakes areas like self-driving trucks. Paul Schmitt, Torc’s Senior Manager for...
Torc Officially Opens First Autonomous Hub in Fort Worth, Celebrates Commercialization Era
The weather forecast for the week of May 11th in Fort Worth was clear and hot, unlike the week before. The week of May 4th, the skies were darkened by massive storms, dropping almost two inches of rain in a day. On the...
Lisa Brown Joins Torc as Senior Director of Product Engineering, Safety & Security
BLACKSBURG, Va – May 6, 2025 – Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, today announced the appointment of Lisa Brown as Senior...
Torc’s Approach to AI
The self-driving semi-trucks of the future have arrived – and they’re driving on highways now. At Torc, our autonomous trucks are beyond the research and development of prototypes and moving into our commercialization...
Torc Names Steve Kenner as Chief Safety Officer
Kenner brings a wealth of experience leading safety at multiple automotive and tech companies as Torc nears market entry and commercialization BLACKSBURG, Va – April 17, 2025 – Torc, a pioneer in commercializing...
Daimler Truck’s Autonomous-Ready Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia Hits Texas Roads With Torc
This news is released jointly with Daimler Truck. The original can be found at www.daimlertruck.com. Daimler Truck delivers latest iteration of autonomous-ready truck platform based on the new Fifth Generation...
Texas Road Tour 2025: Legislators, First Responders Learn About Autonomous Trucking
On the road again! Our Torc autonomous truck traveled between Austin and Ft. Worth for the Texas Road Tour 2025 Willie Nelson famously sings about being on the road again, and Torcrs (with their love of all things...
Daimler Truck CFO Eva Scherer Joins Torc Board
Torc is pleased to announce that Eva Scherer, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Daimler Truck Holding AG, has joined Torc's Board of Directors as of February 24th, 2025. She joins the current board members Karin...
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