What is the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas?

Embark Autonomous Truck, built by Embark Trucks, is recorded as a deployment at Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Embark Trucks operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Embark Autonomous Truck at Texas?

Embark Trucks, the manufacturer of Embark Autonomous Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Is the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

Have there been incidents at the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

Deployment

Embark Autonomous Truck at Texas

Name: Embark Autonomous Truck at Texas
Start: 2022-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
Location: Texas

Embark's autonomous Class 8 truck, which ran test and pilot freight (incl. coast-to-coast and Houston-El Paso runs) with a safety driver aboard. Historical peak was supervised pilot; it never reached observer-free sustained commercial. Discontinued when Embark wound down in 2023.

Embark Autonomous Truck by Embark Trucks · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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Recent coverage

Embark Autonomous-Truck Company Could Close its Doors - Heavy Duty TruckingGoogle News · 2026-02-04
Embark Trucks laying off 70% of employees, winding down businessAgentRecon · 2023-03-03
Why I'm More Excited About Self-Driving Trucks than Cars - CNETGoogle News · 2022-07-09

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PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of Embark Trucks

Embark Trucks' company and technology overview (historical). DEFUNCT: Embark ceased operations in 2023 after running out of funding.

Embark's Texas pilot freight operations (Houston hub; San Antonio-Houston lanes) run with a safety driver aboard, toward a planned 2024 driver-out that was never reached. Ended when Embark wound down in March 2023.

Key facts

Status: Supervised pilot (safety driver); ENDED with company wind-down (Mar 2023)
Route: San Antonio-Houston lanes
Hub: Houston hub
Use Case: Freight operations
Planned Milestone: Driver-out operations planned for 2024, never reached

Exposure

Customer segment: logistics
Scale tier: undisclosed

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Embark Autonomous Truck at Texas.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-07-10
Model: Embark Autonomous Truck
Company: Embark Trucks
Location: United States/Texas
Status: ended
Operator type: customer deployed
First seen: 2022-01-01
ID: 1780698d-0908-4326-a576-45f75fd3367a

Timeline

Jan 2022
First recorded
Embark Autonomous Truck first documented operating at Texas.
May 2026
created
Jul 2026
Current status: ended, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

On the deployment map

Embark Autonomous Truck operates in Texas. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (2)

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: discontinued

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

1: secondary-trade-publication; Trade publication
1: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Common questions

What is the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas?: Embark Autonomous Truck, built by Embark Trucks, is recorded as a deployment at Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Embark Trucks operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Embark Autonomous Truck at Texas?: Embark Trucks, the manufacturer of Embark Autonomous Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas go live?: The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas still active?: As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Embark Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas?: No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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