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Company

Torc Robotics

American autonomous-trucking company (founded 2005 in Blacksburg, Virginia; originally Tele-Operated Robotic Controls), one of the oldest AV companies, majority-owned by Daimler Truck since 2019. Develops the Virtual Driver (L4) for the autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia. Pre-commercial: it completed a driver-out validation on a closed course in Texas (2024) and targets a commercial launch in 2027 from its Fort Worth autonomous hub.

Based in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA · Founded 2005 · 1 model on record

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Key facts

Founded
2005, Blacksburg VA (orig. Tele-Operated Robotic Controls); DARPA Urban Challenge heritage
Owner
Majority-owned by Daimler Truck since 2019
Status
Pre-commercial: driver-out validation on a closed course in Texas (Oct 2024); commercial launch target 2027; Fort Worth autonomous hub opened May 2025
Autonomy
Virtual Driver (L4); runs on the autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia (Daimler/Freightliner only today; propulsion-agnostic is stated intent)
Leadership
CEO Peter Vaughan Schmidt
HQ
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Founded
2005
Status
private
Type
both
ID
9074d4e8-7635-44b1-8eb7-45dba4bab99a

Models (1)

Brains developed (1)

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Sources (11)

  1. https://torc.ai/about-us/
  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/daimler-trucks-agrees-to-acquire-majority-stake-in-torc-robotics-to-create-technology-powerhouse-for-automated-trucks-300820987.html
  3. https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/daimler-acquires-torc-robotics/
  4. https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/autonomous-vehicles/article/21703648/daimler-takes-majority-stake-in-torc-robotics
  5. https://torc.ai/torc-autonomous-product-validation-driver-out/
  6. https://northamerica.daimlertruck.com/news-stories/2024/autonomous-driving-daimler-truck-subsidiary-torc-robotics-achieves-driver-out-validation-milestone
  7. https://www.ttnews.com/articles/torc-no-driver-testing
  8. https://torc.ai/autonomous-truck-hub-dallas-fort-worth-testing-commercial-operations/
  9. https://torc.ai/torc-opens-first-autonomous-hub-fort-worth-celebrates-commercialization-era/
  10. https://www.truckingdive.com/news/torc-robotics-opens-autonomous-hub-texas/749139/
  11. https://www.ttnews.com/articles/torc-autonomous-launch-27