{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"160749","rtpr_id":"nWkr7jr65q-20261005","ticker":"VOLVB","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["VOLVB"],"title":"Volvo and Waabi kick off customer operations in Texas, starting with Warp[TM]","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-10-05T14:00:10.123Z","article_body":"AB Volvo\nIntegration of the Volvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi Driver into\nWarp's network unlocks autonomy for LTL freight segment.\n\nVolvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and Waabi today announced the start of\nautonomous operation for Warp in Texas, the first customer operation in the\nVolvo-Waabi partnership. The Volvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi Driver\nis now transporting freight directly to third-party facilities along the\nDallas-Houston corridor. These operations will enable Warp, an open-source\nfreight network that provides less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload\n(FTL) freight services for carriers and shippers, to transport its customers'\ngoods autonomously along the corridor.\n\nThe start of customer operations between V.A.S. and Waabi marks a milestone in\nthe two companies’ partnership. Integrating V.A.S.’ autonomous transport\necosystem Autona / freight into Warp’s freight network creates opportunities\nto optimize freight flows and support more efficient movement of goods as\ndemand grows. Autona / freight brings together the Volvo VNL Autonomous,\nWaabi’s autonomous driving technology, fleet and transport management,\nterminals and customer endpoints, operations, and uptime support to deliver a\ncomplete transport solution designed to scale. The Volvo VNL Autonomous is\nbuilt from the ground up for autonomy with redundancies for six\nsafety-critical systems and specifically designed to integrate autonomous\ndriving systems from partners such as Waabi. Currently autonomous hauls are\nrun with an observer in the driver’s seat.\n\n“Together with Warp and Waabi, we are bringing autonomous freight into\ncustomer operations in one of logistics’ most demanding segments. This shows\nhow quickly our ecosystem can adapt to new customers and more complex\noperations. What we learn on the Dallas–Houston corridor will help us\nstrengthen our partnership and continuously improve the ecosystem as we\nscale,” said Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions.\n\n“Waabi and Volvo Autonomous Solutions are building toward a future where\nautonomous trucks integrate seamlessly into the networks that move freight\nevery day,” said Lior Ron, COO of Waabi. “Our work with Warp is the first\nmilestone on that path, demonstrating that the Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered\nby the Waabi Driver, can take on the full range of real-world freight, from\noperating within less-than-truckload networks to moving goods directly to\nthird-party facilities, meeting customers where they are. We're incredibly\nexcited about what's ahead as we continue building that future together with\nVolvo.”\n\nWith customer operations underway, V.A.S. and Waabi will use real-world\nexperience from the Dallas–Houston lane to prepare for additional routes and\nsupport the broader scaling of autonomous freight in the coming years.\n\nUnlocking autonomy for one of freight’s most operationally complex segments\n\nLTL shipping requires dynamic networks to consolidate, haul, and distribute\ngoods from multiple customers on tightly coordinated schedules. By moving\nfreight directly between facilities, without handoffs, the Volvo VNL\nAutonomous powered by the Waabi Driver gives LTL providers like Warp a more\npredictable way to keep their networks on schedule.\n\n“Working with Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi demonstrates what\nWarp’s network was built for: bringing advanced technology into the everyday\nmovement of freight,” said Daniel Sokolovsky, CEO of Warp. “The value of\nautonomy grows when you can coordinate the freight around it. Warp brings\ntogether shipments from multiple customers and aligns routes, capacity, and\ntiming, so advances on a single lane can benefit the broader network.”\n\n \n\n \n\n    \n\nOctober 5, 2026\n\n   \n\n     \n\n  \n\nLink to high resolution image\n(https://media.volvogroup.com/dam/spaces/4f6ff9b567c94871a38978f62e5654c5/items/5eed3280ed8d4f7eacbdb4cc00d8dfd5)\n\nJournalists wanting further information, please contact:\nCeren Wende\nHead of Marketing and Communication, Volvo Autonomous Solutions\n+ 46 31 322 4536\nceren.wende@volvo.com\n\n  \n\n   \n\nAbout Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.)\nThe autonomous transport solution offered by Volvo Autonomous Solutions\n(https://www.volvoautonomoussolutions.com/en-en/news-and-insights/stories/2025/dec/volvo-autonomous-solutions-marks-milestone-in-industrializing-au.html)\nincludes a vehicle purpose-built for autonomous driving, a virtual driver,\nrequired infrastructure, operations, and uptime support as well as a cloud\nsolution that controls the transport system and manages logistics flows. The\nsolutions developed by V.A.S. are tailor-made for customers’ needs and\nintended to make their operations safer, more productive, and more\nsustainable.\n\nAbout Waabi\nWaabi (http://waabi.ai/), founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is building\nthe defining Physical AI Platform, starting with autonomous transportation.\nWaabi’s autonomous trucking technology already moves freight across Texas,\nadding safe, reliable capacity and supporting on-time deliveries for Fortune\n50 customers. The company is expanding into robotaxis and will deploy at least\n25,000 on the Uber platform in the coming years. Waabi has raised over $1.3\nbillion to date and is backed by and partnered with world leaders in AI,\nautomotive, logistics, and deep tech, including Khosla Ventures, NVIDIA, Volvo\nGroup Venture Capital, and Uber.\n\nAbout Warp\nWarp (https://wearewarp.com/) is building the technology platform for a more\nconnected freight industry. Serving customers including Walmart, DoorDash, and\nGopuff, Warp brings less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload (FTL)\ntransportation into a single network. Its model combines the scale of a\ndistributed carrier network with centralized intelligence and execution,\ncreating a platform that can expand with customer demand and incorporate new\ncapacity, including autonomous trucks.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/ab-volvo/r/volvo-and-waabi-kick-off-customer-operations-in-texas--starting-with-warp-tm-%2Cc4404689\n\nPress release - Volvo and Waabi kick off customer operations in Texas,\nstarting with WarpTM (https://mb.cision.com/Main/39/4404689/4302834.pdf)\n\nVAS 1860x1050 261005\n(https://news.cision.com/ab-volvo/i/vas-1860x1050-261005%2Cc3569981)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr7jr65q-20261005","title":"Volvo and Waabi kick off customer operations in Texas, starting with Warp[TM]","author":"Cision","ticker":"VOLVB","created":"2026-10-05T14:00:10.123Z","tickers":["VOLVB"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"AB Volvo\nIntegration of the Volvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi Driver into\nWarp's network unlocks autonomy for LTL freight segment.\n\nVolvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and Waabi today announced the start of\nautonomous operation for Warp in Texas, the first customer operation in the\nVolvo-Waabi partnership. The Volvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi Driver\nis now transporting freight directly to third-party facilities along the\nDallas-Houston corridor. These operations will enable Warp, an open-source\nfreight network that provides less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload\n(FTL) freight services for carriers and shippers, to transport its customers'\ngoods autonomously along the corridor.\n\nThe start of customer operations between V.A.S. and Waabi marks a milestone in\nthe two companies’ partnership. Integrating V.A.S.’ autonomous transport\necosystem Autona / freight into Warp’s freight network creates opportunities\nto optimize freight flows and support more efficient movement of goods as\ndemand grows. Autona / freight brings together the Volvo VNL Autonomous,\nWaabi’s autonomous driving technology, fleet and transport management,\nterminals and customer endpoints, operations, and uptime support to deliver a\ncomplete transport solution designed to scale. The Volvo VNL Autonomous is\nbuilt from the ground up for autonomy with redundancies for six\nsafety-critical systems and specifically designed to integrate autonomous\ndriving systems from partners such as Waabi. Currently autonomous hauls are\nrun with an observer in the driver’s seat.\n\n“Together with Warp and Waabi, we are bringing autonomous freight into\ncustomer operations in one of logistics’ most demanding segments. This shows\nhow quickly our ecosystem can adapt to new customers and more complex\noperations. What we learn on the Dallas–Houston corridor will help us\nstrengthen our partnership and continuously improve the ecosystem as we\nscale,” said Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions.\n\n“Waabi and Volvo Autonomous Solutions are building toward a future where\nautonomous trucks integrate seamlessly into the networks that move freight\nevery day,” said Lior Ron, COO of Waabi. “Our work with Warp is the first\nmilestone on that path, demonstrating that the Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered\nby the Waabi Driver, can take on the full range of real-world freight, from\noperating within less-than-truckload networks to moving goods directly to\nthird-party facilities, meeting customers where they are. We're incredibly\nexcited about what's ahead as we continue building that future together with\nVolvo.”\n\nWith customer operations underway, V.A.S. and Waabi will use real-world\nexperience from the Dallas–Houston lane to prepare for additional routes and\nsupport the broader scaling of autonomous freight in the coming years.\n\nUnlocking autonomy for one of freight’s most operationally complex segments\n\nLTL shipping requires dynamic networks to consolidate, haul, and distribute\ngoods from multiple customers on tightly coordinated schedules. By moving\nfreight directly between facilities, without handoffs, the Volvo VNL\nAutonomous powered by the Waabi Driver gives LTL providers like Warp a more\npredictable way to keep their networks on schedule.\n\n“Working with Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi demonstrates what\nWarp’s network was built for: bringing advanced technology into the everyday\nmovement of freight,” said Daniel Sokolovsky, CEO of Warp. “The value of\nautonomy grows when you can coordinate the freight around it. Warp brings\ntogether shipments from multiple customers and aligns routes, capacity, and\ntiming, so advances on a single lane can benefit the broader network.”\n\n \n\n \n\n    \n\nOctober 5, 2026\n\n   \n\n     \n\n  \n\nLink to high resolution image\n(https://media.volvogroup.com/dam/spaces/4f6ff9b567c94871a38978f62e5654c5/items/5eed3280ed8d4f7eacbdb4cc00d8dfd5)\n\nJournalists wanting further information, please contact:\nCeren Wende\nHead of Marketing and Communication, Volvo Autonomous Solutions\n+ 46 31 322 4536\nceren.wende@volvo.com\n\n  \n\n   \n\nAbout Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.)\nThe autonomous transport solution offered by Volvo Autonomous Solutions\n(https://www.volvoautonomoussolutions.com/en-en/news-and-insights/stories/2025/dec/volvo-autonomous-solutions-marks-milestone-in-industrializing-au.html)\nincludes a vehicle purpose-built for autonomous driving, a virtual driver,\nrequired infrastructure, operations, and uptime support as well as a cloud\nsolution that controls the transport system and manages logistics flows. The\nsolutions developed by V.A.S. are tailor-made for customers’ needs and\nintended to make their operations safer, more productive, and more\nsustainable.\n\nAbout Waabi\nWaabi (http://waabi.ai/), founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is building\nthe defining Physical AI Platform, starting with autonomous transportation.\nWaabi’s autonomous trucking technology already moves freight across Texas,\nadding safe, reliable capacity and supporting on-time deliveries for Fortune\n50 customers. The company is expanding into robotaxis and will deploy at least\n25,000 on the Uber platform in the coming years. Waabi has raised over $1.3\nbillion to date and is backed by and partnered with world leaders in AI,\nautomotive, logistics, and deep tech, including Khosla Ventures, NVIDIA, Volvo\nGroup Venture Capital, and Uber.\n\nAbout Warp\nWarp (https://wearewarp.com/) is building the technology platform for a more\nconnected freight industry. Serving customers including Walmart, DoorDash, and\nGopuff, Warp brings less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload (FTL)\ntransportation into a single network. Its model combines the scale of a\ndistributed carrier network with centralized intelligence and execution,\ncreating a platform that can expand with customer demand and incorporate new\ncapacity, including autonomous trucks.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/ab-volvo/r/volvo-and-waabi-kick-off-customer-operations-in-texas--starting-with-warp-tm-%2Cc4404689\n\nPress release - Volvo and Waabi kick off customer operations in Texas,\nstarting with WarpTM (https://mb.cision.com/Main/39/4404689/4302834.pdf)\n\nVAS 1860x1050 261005\n(https://news.cision.com/ab-volvo/i/vas-1860x1050-261005%2Cc3569981)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 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