{
  "id": 19200660,
  "title": "SELF-DRIVING Trucks Are HERE: Venti CEO Reveals US Fleet Operations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/self-driving-trucks-are-here-venti-ceo-reveals-us-fleet-operations",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T19:01:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/self-driving-trucks-are-here-venti-ceo-reveals-us-fleet-operations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venti CEO Heidi Wyle announced that their autonomous truck fleets are already operating 24/7 in US intermodal yards, showcasing how self-driving solutions are transforming supply chain logistics. These self-driving systems are outperforming human productivity in controlled environments. Venti Technologies, founded on MIT software, currently manages about 60 large container trucks in autonomous operations across California and Texas intermodal yards, with no safety incidents and productivity surpassing human drivers. Venti's CEO expects full-scale autonomous yard deployments in the United States to materialize within two years as the technology advances. The company is in discussions with other railroads, and Venti's software platform, valued at $70 million to $80 million, is sensor-agnostic, utilizing LiDAR as a foundation and incorporating cameras and ultrasound when needed. Customers own their trucks, while Venti delivers the comprehensive autonomy stack, including yard mapping and mission-specific functionalities. Venti's software platform can be adapted to new applications like ports and rail yards in just two months, with 85-90% of code reused across environments. Venti targets the supply chain yard segment, which handles $55 billion of goods daily, with cost savings projected at 40-70% for yard customers, and full deployment of autonomous trucks in U.S. rail yards within two years.",
  "summary": "Venti’s CEO Heidi Wyle shares how their autonomous truck fleets are already running 24/7 in US intermodal yards. These self-driving solutions are recreating supply chain logistics, exceeding human productivity in controlled environments. Is this the future of freight movement? Venti Technologies is not waiting for over-the-road autonomy to arrive. The MIT-founded software company told…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}