Volvo and Waabi launch autonomous freight runs between Houston and Dallas

Driving the news: Volvo Autonomous Solutions and autonomous driving company Waabi announced Monday that their self-driving trucks are now transporting freight for logistics company Warp between Houston and Dallas.

• The Volvo trucks, equipped with Waabi's autonomous driving system, are transporting shipments directly to third-party facilities.

• The trucks drive autonomously, though an observer remains in the driver's seat for now.

The big picture: Other companies have been driving that route to test autonomous commercial trucks as well.

• Houston-based Bot Auto completed a fully driverless freight run from Houston to Dallas earlier this year.
• Aurora launched commercial driverless deliveries between Dallas and Houston last year and has continued expanding its driverless trucking network.
• Kodiak hauls freight between Dallas and Houston, with plans to go fully driverless by the end of the year.
• And Uber Freight is operating self-driving trucks between the cities, also in partnership with Waabi.

What they're saying: "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, in the announcement.

What's next: The companies plan to eventually operate the trucks without a human in the driver's seat and expand to additional routes.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to mention Uber Freight's operations between Houston and Dallas.