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AllianceTexas Is Building America’s First Autonomous Logistics Ecosystem and Redefining North Texas as the Future of Freight
by AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone | Jun 2, 2026
Hillwood’s 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development has long served as a proving ground for what’s next in logistics. Now, through decades of public-private partnership, the creation of a Smart Port, and the integration of forward-thinking policy, AllianceTexas is helping define the future of freight by positioning North Texas to lead in the algorithmic age of supply chain infrastructure.
by David Seeley |
Feb 11, 2025
GM's Cruise robotaxis have come and gone from Dallas streets without a commercial rollout here. Uber is planning a robotaxi service in Dallas later in 2025. Now Lyft has announced its own robotaxi launch in Dallas "as soon as 2026"—via a partnership with companies in Japan and Israel.
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![A Cruise robotaxi, pictured in Downtown Dallas in June 2024, could potentially benefit from U.S. Patent No. 12062290. Recently granted to GM Cruise Holdings and invented by Dallas’s Clifton Trigg Hutchinson, the patent describes a system for dynamically dispatching autonomous vehicles. This technology enables real-time route adjustments based on user location updates, enhancing urban transport efficiency. [Photo: Cruise]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cruise-robotaxi_Dallas-970x464-1-360x203.jpg)
by David Seeley |
Dec 11, 2024
Cruise robotaxis first popped up on Dallas streets in October 2023 following the start of operations with public riders in Austin. But a Cruise-involved pedestrian crash in San Francisco put operations on hold for several months. Now, amid staggering losses, GM says it will stop funding the unit, likely shutting it down for good.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 3, 2024
With Cruise robotaxis already being tested in Dallas, more autonomous innovation is on the way to the city in 2024 and 2025 via a partnership between Uber and Austin-based Avride. Uber and Uber Eats customers may have the option to select a robotaxi for their next ride across town or a sidewalk robot to roll their favorite restaurant order home.
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Volvo Autonomous Solutions partnered with Uber Freight and DHL in its initial 2023 manual test trucking runs from its new Fort Worth office. [Photo: VAS]
Fort Worth Is Only Texas City To Snag $2M Federal ‘SMART’ Grant for Revolutionizing Transportation
by Lance Murray | Apr 18, 2024
The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, will pilot low-altitude weather sensors on freight routes used by autonomous vehicles.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2023
With the help of the U.S. Department of Energy grant, the city of Arlington said it will conduct an innovative pilot program to test the efficiency and scalability of using autonomous, electric drone and robot delivery vehicles. The goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions while serving residents in need.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Aug 22, 2023
Hypergiant Industries, a pioneering AI defense platform, finds a strategic match in its acquisition by Dallas's Trive Capital. Dallas Co-Founder Ben Lamm and CEO Mike Betzer both champion the shared vision of next-gen AI technologies bolstering national defense and critical infrastructure.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 7, 2022
The pilot is funded through the NCTCOG’s Regional Transportation Council’s (RTC) Automated Vehicles Program.
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14 Emerging Tech Trends for 2021—and Dallas-Area Companies That Are Innovating for the Future
by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | Feb 23, 2021
From ABIA to Zyvex, Dallas-Fort Worth companies are at the forefront of innovations in AI, 5G, quantum computing, genomics, and more.
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by Chantal Canales |
Sep 1, 2020
The virtual panel of leaders from Ericsson and Kodiak discussed Dallas' growth and how startups can seek funding and partnerships from large corporations.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 17, 2020
Arlington was the first city in the nation to convert its entire mass transit operation into what's called micro-transit. Its new service will include a wheelchair-accessible vehicle and could let UT Arlington students ride for free.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 18, 2019
DENSO's Texas Innovation and Connected Service Center—strategically located near longtime partner Toyota North America—will become part of the company’s larger global R&D network and help advance its work in mobility and autonomous vehicles.
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How Will DFW Embrace Driverless Cars? New Study Says 1M Could Make Switch
by Julia Batlle | Apr 3, 2017
A new study's findings predicts a huge shift in transportation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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by Dave Moore |
Feb 3, 2017
Alliance for Transportation Innovation allowed people to try out the driverless EasyMile shuttle during its Thursday stop in North Texas.
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