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AVIA Welcomes Torc- The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) welcomes Torc Robotics, a pioneer in self-driving technology and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, as its newest member. “We are thrilled to welcome Torc Robotics, a leader in autonomous trucking solutions to meet the growing demand for moving freight in our country,” said AVIA CEO Jeff Farrah. “Torc’s extensive experience in autonomous technology will add a critical voice to AVIA’s shared mission: a safer future with more resilient supply chains.” The trucking industry is critical to the U.S. economy, responsible for transporting over 11 billion tons of freight annually. Additionally, data from the United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimates that U.S. freight volume will increase 50% by 2050 – highlighting the importance of moving goods safely and efficiently. Torc is developing self-driving trucks to improve road safety, drive efficient truck operations for its customers, and meet the freight industry demands of the future.
Torc Robotics Names Jamie Swaim as Chief People Officer Torc Robotics an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, today announced the appointment of Jamie Swaim as the organization’s new Chief People Officer. In her role, Swaim will work alongside Torc’s People Operations department and the executive leadership team on comprehensive talent management from pre-hire through retirement. As Chief People Officer, Swaim will embrace and help drive the company’s culture, ensuring employee wellbeing, engagement and motivation during a pivotal time for the organization. Swaim will also serve as a senior advisor and confidante to Torc’s leadership team on all human capital matters and oversee growth projections and hiring needs to support Torc’s autonomous trucking commercialization efforts. “Jamie is a proven leader in human resources, spending the last several months developing a solid foundation of internal relationships and a deep understanding of Torc’s business,” commented Peter Vaughan Schmidt, Torc CEO. “As we continue to scale toward commercialization, Jamie’s job as CPO will be one of our most critical roles, and we look forward to her serving as a culture and change champion through this next phase of growth.”
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 audience attention online. They are continuing to advance the fields of social media and digital communications, leading to success for their organizations or clients. Finalists in this year’s program were honored at a special industry event recently at the Yale Club in New York City, where category winners were also revealed. Learn about the event and winning work here. Torc was chosen from a wide pool of entries to receive recognition as a winner in PR Daily’s Social Media & Digital Awards in the Team of the Year (In-House) category for its social media awareness campaign surrounding their groundbreaking autonomous trucking technology development.
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 opportunities, we’re committed to finding and nurturing the best minds in the autonomous trucking industry. In order to achieve our world-class recruiting goals, we’ve expanded our early-career tactics beyond the traditional university pathway and into our newest initiative: The Emerging Talent Program, encompassing community colleges, candidates of diverse backgrounds, and more. About the Emerging Talent Program This purposeful decision to expand our early career pathways aims to create a broader, more inclusive vision of our autonomous world. At Torc, we’re evolving with the global workforce to create new opportunities for future engineers, AI experts, and freight professionals. Our new Emerging Talent program is centered around embracing diversity and nurturing the potential of individuals from all backgrounds. Whether you’re looking for early career opportunities in engineering or fleet operations, we’re encouraging our company to embrace all levels of talent, driving innovation and growth within our self-driving development teams.
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 traveling, custom-wrapped event trailer as our location on wheels and our ADS-ready Freightliner Cascadia, Torc hosted over two hundred first responders, transportation experts, and the public safety community. The week was filled with amazing conversations about autonomous trucking and Torc’s First Responder Interaction guides, while sharing Torc’s commitment to safety and innovation.
Torc Robotics Recognized as a Finalist in PR Daily’s Social Media & Digital Awards Torc Robotics is thrilled to announce it’s been recognized as a finalist in the Brand Awareness and Grand Prize category of Team of the Year by PR Daily’s 2024 Social Media & Digital Awards for its brand communications efforts and achievements on social media in 2023. PR Daily’s Social Media & Digital Awards celebrates and recognizes the best digital communications and social media campaigns, content, projects and teams from the past year. “Congratulations to Torc Robotics,” said Brendan Gannon, Senior Marketing Manager for Ragan’s, and PR Daily’s Awards programs. “The recognition is a testament to the hard work and innovation that you have poured into this work on behalf of your organization.” Torc Robotics will be honored with the other finalists during the PR Daily Social Media & Digital Awards Luncheon, which will take place Aug. 1 at the Yale Club in New York City. This event will be an inspiring industry celebration, honoring the best digital and social media work, providing opportunities for attendees to engage with industry leaders, make new connections and gain insights from the best of the best. “Torc is steadfast in its commitment to the transformative potential of autonomous trucking.” said Laura Lawton, Director of External Communications. “Through our strategic use of social media on a global scale, we’ve engaged with audiences to educate and foster a growing sense of excitement..
Torc Robotics Wins 2024 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award Torc Robotics announced today that it was named a winner in the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program by The Business Intelligence Group. As the world’s leading autonomous trucking solution, Torc delivers a focused, hub-to-hub autonomous truck product while providing customers with the safest, most reliable and cost-efficient solution on the market. Through its proprietary machine learning and AI technologies, Torc automates on-the-road data processing, enabling its software in a self-driving-18-wheeler-to take in data from its sensor suite and automatically classify it, helping the system define signs or objects made for human vision. In collaboration with carriers like C.R. England and Schneider on autonomous trucking pilots, and leveraging partnerships with Foretellix, Uber Freight, Aeva and others, Torc is driving its technology toward scalable commercialization in 2027. “Artificial intelligence has allowed us to produce technology that was previously unimaginable on the road, and it’s an honor to be recognized for our efforts,” said Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO of Torc Robotics. “In order to reach our goal of commercialization of autonomous trucks by 2027, they must be safe, economically viable and produced and maintained at scale. With the help of AI, I’m proud to share that at Torc we’re working on all three.”
Torc Robotics Names Richard Kannan as New Chief Financial Officer Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, today announced the appointment of Richard Kannan as the organization’s new Chief Financial Officer. In his role, Kannan will manage all financial operations and lead the development of Torc’s overall financial strategy as it moves to bring its autonomous trucking technology to market. He will also oversee all reporting, enterprise risk management and compliance obligations for the business. “Richard has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to Torc during his time as interim CFO, and I am thrilled to welcome him as a permanent member of our executive team,” said Peter Vaughan Schmidt, Torc Robotics’ CEO. “Richard helps shape our operational and business decisions using a data-driven approach. This will be essential as we work toward scalable market entry in 2027.” After serving as interim CFO for Torc Robotics over the last several months, Kannan now becomes a permanent member of the executive leadership team. This prior integration empowered him to better understand and model Torc’s budgeting and forecasting for the business’s short- and long-term goals. It also provided invaluable context on the most significant reporting needs for the CEO, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders.
Bhuvana Ramachandran Joins Torc Robotics’ Engineering and Release Organization as VP of Engineering BLACKSBURG, Va – March 7, 2024 – Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, today announced the appointment of Bhuvana Ramachandran as the vice president of engineering in the Product Engineering and Release organization. In her role, Ramachandran will be responsible for developing a comprehensive approach to the safe development, systematic testing and deployment of autonomous driving technology in Level 4 freight trucks. “Bhuvana’s background and expertise in AI-based autonomous vehicle solutions coupled with her passion for innovation will be crucial for us on our journey towards commercialization of autonomous trucking,” said Peter Vaughan Schmidt, Torc Robotics’ CEO. “Bhuvana is a seasoned leader in the industry, and we are fortunate to have her aboard the Torc Robotics team.” Along with system level testing, Ramachandran will lead simulation validation, with a goal of building a realistic, high-fidelity virtual environment while meticulously replicating real-world driving scenarios, enabling rigorous qualification and refinement of self-driving algorithms and systems. Virtual validation allows for the systematic exploration of various road conditions, traffic scenarios and unexpected events, helping to uncover potential challenges and vulnerabilities in the autonomous system.
Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics Select Aeva to Supply Advanced 4D LiDAR Technology for Series-Production Autonomous Trucks LEINFELDEN-ECHTERDINGEN, Germany, BLACKSBURG, Virginia AND MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 09, 2024 – Aeva(NYSE: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems and Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”), one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, announced today that Daimler Truck has selected Aeva as the supplier of long and ultra-long range LiDAR for its series production autonomous commercial vehicle program. Under the production collaboration, Aeva will supply its latest Aeva Atlas™ automotive grade 4D LiDAR technology to Daimler Truck and collaborate with Torc Robotics, Inc. (“Torc”), an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, to enable SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicle capabilities beginning with the Class 8 Freightliner Cascadia truck platform. Daimler Truck intends to integrate the LiDAR sensors directly in its production process, making it easy for customers to buy autonomous ready trucks directly out of its manufacturing plants without the need for sensors to be retrofitted. Torc in turn will sell its virtual driver technology and supporting services as a subscription to customers. Torc’s driving software will use Aeva’s perception software, built around Aeva’s instant velocity data, to detect objects faster, farther away, and with higher accuracy. The multi-year collaboration begins in the first quarter of 2024 w
