Member Spotlight: International

How is your company advancing autonomous vehicles?

As a leading OEM in North America, we're working closely with fleet customers and autonomous technology partners to build a fully integrated autonomous transport solution. This includes factory-level technology integration, full OEM warranty and support, and dedicated autonomous capabilities that maximize uptime and productivity for customers adopting and operating autonomous vehicles.

We're currently running fleet trials with multiple customers who are working to understand both the opportunities and the challenges of adopting autonomous technology. That feedback feeds directly into our development cycle and our technology partners', so we're building toward something that creates real operational value, not just enabling the technology for its own sake.

What’s an example of a challenge your company is trying to solve for related to autonomous vehicles?

Our focus is on customer-owned and operated autonomous fleets, which introduces complexity throughout the system: variations in routes, infrastructure, operational procedures, and digital ecosystems. Our goal is a solution that balances a core operational blueprint with the need for bespoke development, while keeping a strong focus on economic viability and long-term scalability. The competitive advantages of a scaled autonomous fleet are clear, but as with any new technology, there's a bridge to manage, one that lets existing fleets adopt easily and start realizing value early, rather than waiting for scale to arrive first.

Why is the work of your company important?

Fleet customers look to the OEM for quality assurance and scalability in their chosen solutions. Our industrial footprint and national parts and service network are highly valuable to fleets looking to standardize and build long-term technology roadmaps. Through strong partnerships, OEMs and autonomous technology developers can together offer speed alongside long-term stability and scalability, pairing the pace of a technology company with the reliability fleets need to commit to a solution for the long haul.

What policy solutions are most important for your company?

Our customers operate nationwide, often globally, which makes federal-level regulation and standardization essential to the smooth operation of interstate autonomous networks. A clear framework for the safe development, testing, and validation of integrated autonomous solutions will accelerate the development cycle while ensuring every company is held to a consistent standard of safety and quality in deployment.

Why is your company a member of AVIA?

Autonomous technology is fast-moving and complex, and it has yet to find a stable footing in over-the-road heavy goods transport. Working together, and speaking with one clear voice for our industry, is how we help regulators and other stakeholders navigate that uncertainty and build a safe, secure future for autonomous trucking.