The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Torc Robotics: 2 models, 4 deployments across 1 region. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryTrucks
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Regional ecosystem
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Key facts
Focus
Stage
Technology
Albuquerque test facility
DFW office
Ann Arbor office
Texas driverless target
Engineering offices
DFW truck hub lease
Michigan public road testing
Mila Montreal presence
Daimler Truck driver-out validation
Data & sources
Patent documents
2
Web sources
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Torc Asimov System
Autonomous Class 8 truck system integrated on Freightliner Cascadia; lidar, radar, camera sensor fusion; highway freight operations.
Current platform
Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc)
Daimler Truck's 5th-generation autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia, engineered with redundant braking and steering and 1,500+ requirements for series production, integrated with Torc's Virtual Driver. Pre-commercial: in supervised freight pilots, with a commercial driver-out launch targeted for 2027.
Partnerships
Every company Torc Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Daimler Truck Holding AG1× joint3 total
- 2Mila1× joint
- 3Schneider National1× joint2 total
Most recent
- with Milajust announced
- Schneider National x Torc Robotics2022-09-20with Schneider Nationaloperating
Torc Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified May 2025. Explore where Torc Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalTorc Asimov System at Texas →Southwest · verified May 2025
- operationalAutonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) at Texas →Southwest · verified Jan 2024
- pilotAutonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) at Texas →Southwest · verified May 2023
- pilotAutonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) at Texas →Southwest · verified Sep 2022
View the full Torc Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by Torc Robotics, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- VerifiedCapability · claimed 2025-01-01
“Fully integrating Torc's autonomous driver with Daimler Truck's Freightliner Cascadia platform creates an industry-first, scalable, physical-AI autonomous”
The integrated platform exists and is testing on public roads. "Industry-first" scalable platform claim is plausible — no other trucking company has the same OEM-level integration (Aurora uses Peterbilt/International as partners, not the same depth of platform integration). https://torc.ai/michigan-public-roads-autonomous-truck-testing/
- OpenTimeline · claimed 2024-06-01 · deadline 2027-12-31
“Torc Robotics expects to remove truck drivers on public roads by 2027”
Torc expanded testing to Michigan public roads (February 2026). Currently operates with safety driver (supervised autonomy). The 2027 driverless target is 18 months away. No driverless operations confirmed yet. https://torc.ai/michigan-public-roads-autonomous-truck-testing/
- OpenTimeline · claimed 2024-04-01 · deadline 2027-12-31
“Daimler's driverless semi trucks will hit the road in 2027”
Daimler Truck delivered the latest iteration of autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia platform to Torc. Testing expanded to Michigan. The 2027 driverless target is consistent with Torc's own claim. https://northamerica.daimlertruck.com/news-stories/2025/autonomous-driving-daimler-truck-delivers-latest-iteration-of-autonomous-ready-truck-platform-to-torc
Disagree with a status? Torc Robotics can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Current leadership (1)
- Peter Vaughn Schmidt CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Michael Flemingsolefounded 2005-01-01no longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Michael Fleming Co-founder & CEOsince 2005-01-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Torc Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Torc Robotics4 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- Torc Virtual Driverfoundation-model · pilot
Recent coverage
Torc Robotics in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Torc Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
av(88)
57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Avridedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bot Autodirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Caterpillardirect competitor(inferred)strong
Supplied by (1)
Sensors
- Innoviz Technologiesvia Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc)InnovizTwo short-range LiDAR (series production)supplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 1 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Torc Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Milajust announced
- Schneider National x Torc Robotics2022-09-20with Schneider Nationaloperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Daimler Truck Holding AG1× joint3 total
- 2Mila1× joint
- 3Schneider National1× joint2 total
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- deployment2022-09-20operating
- technology2026-05-26announcedjust announced
Funding rounds (1)
- Acquisition majority (Daimler Trucks)2019-03-27
Investors: Mercedes-Benz (lead)
Patent estate (2)
- US9911030B1usptograntedgranted 2018-03-27assignee
- US20200341466A1usptopendingassignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Torc Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipTorc Robotics x Mila Physical AI Partnership
2026-05-26Torc Robotics announced first-ever autonomous-trucking partnership with Mila to advance physical AI. Montreal-based AI research institute collaboration.
PartnershipSchneider National x Torc Robotics
2022-09-20Schneider National partnered with Torc Robotics on a Level 4 autonomous trucking pilot in September 2022, providing freight loads for Torc's test fleet operations in New Mexico and Texas throughout 2023, with two Torc employees in each cab including a safety driver.
Funding roundAcquisition majority (Daimler Trucks) funding round
2019-03-27Acquisition majority (Daimler Trucks)
Key hireMichael Fleming joins as Co-founder & CEO
2005-01-01Michael Fleming appointed Co-founder & CEO
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Torc Autonomous Trucking: Driven for People
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Torc's First Autonomous Trucking Hub in Dallas- Forth Worth
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
The future of freight? Already rolling.
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Torc autonomous product validation
Sources (1)
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Business StrategistBusiness
Blacksburg, VA
- Staff Software EngineerEngineering
Blacksburg, VA
- Senior Systems EngineerEngineering
Blacksburg, VA
- Senior, ML Engineer - VLMResearch & R&D
Ann Arbor, MI, Remote - US
- System Triage Engineer InternEngineering
Blacksburg, Virginia, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Manager, Engineering - App Engine (CUDA)Engineering
Remote, U.S, Ann Arbor, MI, Fort Worth, TX, Blacksburg, VA
+4 more open roles tracked
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Torc Robotics.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Torc Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: WeRide, Aurora, Tier IV, Torc, Wayve, Uber, Moove, Pony.ai, Tesla & Waymo
In autonomous and self-driving vehcile news are WeRide, GreenMobility, Innoviz, Arrow McLaren, Aurora Innovation, Tier IV, Astemo, Torc Robotics, Auto-ISAC, Wayve, Uber, TfL,…
Paccar leaves drivers in autonomous trucks for now
Paccar CEO Preston Feight said the company has no plans to remove drivers from its autonomous trucks yet despite progress with partners Aurora, Kodiak AI and Torc, even as Aurora…
Daimler Truck delivers latest autonomous-ready truck platform to Torc Robotics
Daimler Truck North America delivering latest flagship on-highway trucks to Torc Robotics autonomous testing fleet. Commercial autonomous operations targeted for 2027.
Daimler Truck partnerships: Waymo and Torc Robotics for autonomous driving
Daimler Truck pursuing dual-track strategy with Waymo and Torc Robotics. Autonomous truck development partnerships.
Torc Robotics achieves driver-out capability on closed course
Torc Robotics achieved driver-out capability on a closed course in Texas. The Daimler Truck subsidiary is targeting a 2027 commercial launch of Level 4 autonomous freight trucks.
Torc Robotics Expands Autonomous Truck Testing to Michigan
Torc Robotics expanding autonomous truck testing to Michigan public roads. Daimler Truck delivering latest autonomous-ready platform to Torc.
Torc Establishes Autonomous Truck Hub in Dallas Area
Torc Robotics signed a lease for a new autonomous truck hub in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck.
Torc Robotics Plans Dallas-Fort Worth, Ann Arbor Offices
Torc Robotics plans Dallas-Fort Worth and Ann Arbor offices, with driverless operations on Texas highways starting 2026 ahead of 2027 commercialization.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/torc-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/torc-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1b1bf5b4-ab46-4642-a96b-9215bfc03ce3
- Revision history: /companies/torc-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Torc Robotics draws attention at the 69th percentile but verifies reality at the 58th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap +10.2, 16th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 90 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 28, 2026