Volvo and Waabi begin autonomous freight operations for Warp in Texas
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi have started transporting freight for Warp on the Dallas–Houston corridor in Texas. The first customer operation under their partnership uses the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck, powered by the Waabi Driver, to deliver freight directly to third-party facilities.
The trucks currently operate with an observer in the driver’s seat. Warp provides less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload (FTL) freight services, and the operation brings autonomous transport into a network handling shipments from multiple customers.
The service combines Volvo Autonomous Solutions’ Autona / freight transport ecosystem with Warp’s freight network. Autona / freight brings together the truck, autonomous driving technology, fleet and transport management, terminals, customer endpoints, operations and uptime support.
The Volvo VNL Autonomous is designed specifically for autonomous operation. It features redundancies for six safety-critical systems and is built to integrate autonomous driving systems from partners such as Waabi.
“Together with Warp and Waabi, we are bringing autonomous freight into customer operations in one of logistics’ most demanding segments. This shows how quickly our ecosystem can adapt to new customers and more complex operations. What we learn on the Dallas–Houston corridor will help us strengthen our partnership and continuously improve the ecosystem as we scale,” said Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions.
Autonomous trucks enter LTL networks
Less-than-truckload shipping involves consolidating, transporting and distributing goods from multiple customers on closely coordinated schedules. According to the companies, moving freight directly between facilities without handoffs can help LTL providers such as Warp improve predictability and keep their networks on schedule.
“Working with Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi demonstrates what Warp’s network was built for: bringing advanced technology into the everyday movement of freight,” said Daniel Sokolovsky, CEO of Warp. “The value of autonomy grows when you can coordinate the freight around it. Warp brings together shipments from multiple customers and aligns routes, capacity, and timing, so advances on a single lane can benefit the broader network.”
Lior Ron, COO of Waabi, described the launch as a first milestone towards integrating autonomous trucks into everyday freight networks. He said the work with Warp demonstrates how the Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered by the Waabi Driver, can operate within LTL networks and move goods directly to third-party facilities.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi will use experience from the Dallas–Houston operation to prepare for additional routes and support the wider expansion of autonomous freight in the coming years.
