The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, A2RL, has announced its international racing debut will take place on September 5, 2026, in Imola, Italy, with up to five fully autonomous race cars based on the Dallara Super Formula SF23.

Organized by ASPIRE, the grand challenges arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council, A2RL has evolved from a bold public testbed for AI under extreme race conditions into a competitive racing series.

Reigning A2RL champion TUM (Germany) will compete alongside Unimore Racing (Italy) and PoliMOVE (Italy) at the iconic racetrack in Imola, having qualified through their performances during the 2025 season.

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With just a few days remaining until the doors open, iVT Expo is preparing to welcome the global industrial vehicle technology community to Köln Messe on June 10 & 11, for what promises to be Europe’s best event for industrial vehicle technology and off-highway innovation.

Bringing together OEMs, engineers, suppliers and technology specialists from across construction, mining, agriculture, material handling and forestry, iVT Expo offers visitors a focused opportunity to discover the latest advances shaping the next generation of industrial vehicles. From electrification and autonomy to hydraulics, thermal management, connectivity and digitalization, the event showcases the technologies driving the industry forward.

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Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden have completed an autonomous transportation project at Boliden’s Garpenberg site in Sweden.

The project was the first step under the memorandum of understanding signed by Volvo and Boliden in 2023 and saw material moved from an on-site quarry on Boliden premises and then used to reinforce a local dam and heighten the dam wall. In total, close to 700,000 metric tons of rock fill material were transported autonomously. Volvo’s autonomous haulage system ran more than 11,000 transportation cycles covering 56,000km.

“Autonomy has clear benefits for the mining industry, especially when it comes to removing people from hazardous environments and improving the safety and efficiency of operations,” said Ingo Stürmer, CTO at Volvo Autonomous Solutions.

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California-headquartered autonomous mobility specialist Kodiak AI has announced that it is to begin international operations with a new pilot operation at West Fraser Timber‘s log-hauling operations in Alberta, Canada, where trucks will be deployed equipped with its Kodiak Driver AI-powered autonomous driving system.

In the initial phase of work, Kodiak will pilot the use of its self-driving technology to transport timber from forest sites to one of West Fraser’s Alberta processing facilities in Western Canada later this year. Results of the pilot will be used to inform any future long-term deployment of Kodiak Driver-equipped trucks for commercial driverless operations.

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Cenex has announced its participation, in collaboration with the International Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (iC4DTI), in the Feasibility Studies 2 competition, part of the UK government’s Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) Pathfinder program. The competition supports projects that develop robust, investment‑ready business cases for deploying CAM solutions in near‑commercial environments.

Project TACTIC (Teesside Autonomous Corridor for Trade Integration and Clearance) is a six‑month feasibility study led by iC4DTI with Cenex as the project partner. The project aims to develop an investment‑ready business case for a driver‑out connected automated mobility (CAM) freight service operating along the Teesport–Teesside International Airport corridor within the Teesside Freeport.

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The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA), together with the Port of Tyne, Oxa and industry and academic partners, has completed the Port-Connected and Automated Logistics (P-CAL) project, supporting the region’s development in connected and automated mobility.

Delivered through the UK government’s CAM Pathfinder program, P‑CAL was designed to push the boundaries of autonomous logistics. Building on the North East’s earlier 5G CAL and V‑CAL initiatives, the project moved autonomous technology from proof‑of‑concept trials into a real‑world operational setting.

Paul Butler, CEO of the NEAA, said, “P‑CAL represents a defining moment in the North East’s journey from pilot projects to real‑world autonomous operations.

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Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has unveiled a fleet of zero-emission autonomous trucks in Hong Kong.

The AI-powered innovation is designed for efficient container transportation at all terminals, and supports the city’s objectives of smarter and greener port terminal operations.

The launch ceremony was officiated by Liu Chun San, undersecretary for transport and logistics in the HKSAR government and Ivor Chow, CEO of HPH Trust and managing director of Hongkong International Terminals (HIT).

The autonomous truck (AT) fleet vehicles, designed without a driver’s cab, can operate alongside conventional vehicles in a mixed-traffic mode called ‘true’.

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UK-based developer of SAE Level 4 automated drive systems, Fusion Processing, has been awarded funding through the government-backed CAM Pathfinder program to investigate how autonomous vehicle technology proven on public roads can be adapted to transform airside staff transportation at UK airports.

The company is leading the CAM Pathfinder Airside Staff Transport Concept Feasibility Study, which will evaluate the operational, economic and safety case for deploying fully autonomous, no-user-in-charge (NUIC) vehicles within the airside environments of UK airports.

A number of international UK airports will be studied as part of the program, with a further invitation open to additional airports wishing to participate and shape the direction of the study.

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Aurrigo International has signed a contract to manufacture an initial 25-strong fleet of autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) for rapid transit system specialist Ultra Global. The £6.28m deal will see Aurrigo modernize existing vehicle platforms to meet current performance, safety and technology standards. The vehicles will be used in airport and passenger settings in the UK.

Engineering development work will be completed by the end of this year, with vehicle production and testing to follow, and a completion date of September 2027.

The program draws on Aurrigo International’s deep technical capability across vehicle architecture, systems engineering and advanced technology deployment, ensuring the enhanced platform is robust, future-ready and commercially scalable.

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Macnica has formed a strategic partnership with Applied Electric Vehicles to develop, commercialize and deploy autonomous driving solutions, focusing primarily on the logistics and industrial sectors.

Development of individual autonomous driving vehicles

Many sectors are facing driver shortages and rising operating costs. To address these challenges, autonomous driving technology is being developed across multiple fields, with a particular focus on vehicles for transporting people, such as passenger cars and buses.

In sectors like logistics and industry, vehicles designed for passenger transportation are not always suitable, making it necessary to develop specialized autonomous vehicles for each application.

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