Volvo and Waabi start hauling a customer's freight between Dallas and Houston on autonomous trucks, with an observer in the driver's seat
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi announced on October 5th the start of autonomous operations for Warp, a freight network, in Texas. Volvo trucks running Waabi's driving system now carry freight to third party facilities along the Dallas to Houston corridor. It is the first customer operation of the two companies' partnership. The release says the hauls run with an observer in the driver's seat. It reports no truck count or mileage.
How to take part
This is a company's own operation and no public body voted on it. Autonomous commercial vehicles in Texas run under an authorization from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, whose board meets in public in Austin. A concern about a truck on the road goes to the Department of Public Safety.
Where
2 counties. In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands.
Timeline
- effective
Customer operations announced, the date of the release
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-10-08
Admitted to the record on Volvo Group's own release of the first customer operation.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and Waabi today announced the start of autonomous operation for Warp in Texas, the first customer operation in the Volvo-Waabi partnership.Volvo Group press release, Volvo and Waabi kick off customer operations in Texas, starting with Warp Primary source, the company · volvogroup.com
The Volvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi Driver is now transporting freight directly to third-party facilities along the Dallas–Houston corridor.Volvo Group press release, Volvo and Waabi kick off customer operations in Texas, starting with Warp Primary source, the company · volvogroup.com
Currently autonomous hauls are run with an observer in the driver’s seat.Volvo Group press release, Volvo and Waabi kick off customer operations in Texas, starting with Warp Primary source, the company · volvogroup.com
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi announced on October 5th the start of autonomous operations for Warp, a freight network, in Texas. Volvo trucks running Waabi's driving system now carry freight to third party facilities along the Dallas to Houston corridor. It is the first customer operation of the two companies' partnership. The release says the hauls run with an observer in the driver's seat. It reports no truck count or mileage.
Who decides it?
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
This is a company's own operation and no public body voted on it. Autonomous commercial vehicles in Texas run under an authorization from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, whose board meets in public in Austin. A concern about a truck on the road goes to the Department of Public Safety. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Dallas and Harris Counties.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was effective on October 5th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is October 5th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under state policy.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on October 8th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Volvo and Waabi start hauling a customer's freight between Dallas and Houston on autonomous trucks, with an observer in the driver's seat. Tracked since October 5th, 2026. Last verified October 8th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0206/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0206.
Beat
Filed under State policy, with every other decision on that beat.