Volkswagen Unit Forms Partnership for Self-Driving Trucks

Volkswagen Unit Forms Partnership for Self-Driving Trucks

Volkswagen (OTC: VWAGY) announced today that it has joined forces with autonomous-vehicle start-up TuSimple to bring self-driving heavy-duty trucks to Europe. VW's truck unit, Traton Group, also bought an undisclosed minority stake in the California-based company. This isn't the first deal TuSimple has made with a major truck manufacturer, and there is a connection among all of the parties.