{"id":101929,"date":"2026-02-25T10:05:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/895421668"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:05:43","slug":"bot-auto-ryan-transportation-partner-on-driverless-freight-between-houston-and-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/bot-auto-ryan-transportation-partner-on-driverless-freight-between-houston-and-dallas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bot Auto, Ryan Transportation partner on driverless freight between Houston and Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Autonomous trucking collaboration is expanding. Bot Auto announced Thursday a strategic partnership with Ryan Transportation to launch driverless autonomous freight operations. The Houston-based autonomous trucking and technology company and the Overland Park, Kansas-based top 20 freight brokerage will launch driverless autonomous freight operations between Houston and Dallas.<\/p>\n

The release notes that Ryan Transportation has emerged as a pioneering brokerage partner willing to showcase the viability of autonomous trucking capacity paired with traditional brokerage operations. The driverless runs are expected to begin this spring.<\/p>\n

Bot Auto\u2019s deployment will center on an overnight lane starting in Houston before delivering into the southern Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The corridor, roughly 200 miles, has historically been difficult to service with human drivers due to tight delivery windows.<\/p>\n

Overnight lanes are also challenging from an hours-of-service standpoint, as most drivers operate during daytime shifts, making an overnight run more limited. Driver fatigue is another constraint that Bot Auto\u2019s driverless trucks don\u2019t contend with.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is an opportunity to provide a high level of service on a lane for a customer who demands essential attention to detail, and our autonomous technology does exactly that,\u201d said Robert Brown, vice president of business development at Bot Auto. \u201cThe overnight run is a perfect use case; the robot doesn\u2019t get tired, doesn\u2019t need a reset, and delivers with the same precision every single time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partnership marks another milestone for Bot Auto, which last July partnered with Steves & Sons to launch an autonomous trucking pilot<\/a>. The company also completed its first driverless hub-to-hub run in Houston, Texas, last September<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More recently, the company partnered with Marsh for a custom autonomous truck fleet insurance package.<\/p>\n

Marsh worked with<\/a> Bot Auto to place its insurance program with an A-rated insurance carrier that underwrites the risk. The specialized plan provides Bot Auto with auto liability, property, general liability, cargo and inland marine protection, complemented by a separate cyber policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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