KargoBot starts mixed freight network in Ordos with cabless transport robots

KargoBot has started a scaled AI freight network in Qipanjing, Ordos, that runs human-driven trucks, cab-equipped autonomous trucks and cabless transport robots on one system.

The company says the cabless robots could raise economic gain per vehicle from 20 percent to more than 30 percent, a target it has not audited.

The company also reports that platooning improves gross margin by about 10 to 18 percent compared with manned haulage, with one lead driver able to head up to five follower trucks. On public roads, KargoBot usually pairs the lead with one unmanned truck.