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Dive Summary:
- Waabi signed a multi-year lease at a stand-alone truck terminal in Lancaster, Texas, south of Dallas, according to an April 30 press release.
- The property covers more than eight acres, including several acres for truck parking, a 24,700-square-foot office and maintenance shop, a gas station and truck scales, the company said.
- “We see this facility as a key factor not only in the future of Waabi, but also in the future of autonomous trucking as we use it to scale our operations,” founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun said in the release.
Dive Insight:
Texas officials have welcomed the AV industry, with companies testing operations along key interstate corridors.
Leading autonomous technology companies are looking to remove drivers from vehicles on public roads later this year.
Waabi began its commercial presence in Texas last year, transporting freight between Dallas and Houston with Uber Freight, the company noted.
“The Lancaster terminal will enable the company to build, practice and improve the required infrastructure, operational processes and customer services required for commercial driverless operations,” the company said.
Urtasun said a LinkedIn post that the terminal “will serve as a critical hub for Waabi’s road operations”.