# Volvo VNL Autonomous at Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `c78c91eb-5d9f-4655-b6f2-3a7393434235`

Waabi Driver autonomous freight in Texas (Dallas-Houston), operated under a 10-year Uber Freight driver-as-a-service partnership, with a purpose-built Lancaster TX terminal. Runs WITH a safety driver as of early 2026; the end-2025 driver-out target was deliberately not met, gated on validation of the purpose-built Volvo VNL Autonomous.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Uber Freight (10-year Driver-as-a-Service partnership)
- **Status:** Safety driver aboard (NOT driver-out); Lancaster TX terminal; Dallas-Houston

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-05-31_

- **Slug:** waabi-uber-freight-texas
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Volvo VNL Autonomous](/models/volvo-vnl-autonomous.md) (id: `87594b37-b994-4f8e-bb1c-131864b486f3`)
- **Company:** [Volvo Autonomous Solutions](/companies/volvo-autonomous-solutions.md) (id: `525beb88-54c7-4ee3-bb8b-fd6eceac21d4`)
- **Location:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **Operator:** [Uber Freight](/companies/uber-freight.md) (id: `c803bd1c-7a80-4e95-9680-b794e1ffdb13`)
- **First seen:** 2023-09-21T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.uberfreight.com/en-US/blog/uber-freight-and-waabi-introduce-industry-first-autonomous-truck-deployment-solution
2. https://waabi.ai/insights/lancaster-terminal
3. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/autonomous-startup-waabi-raises-750-million-to-expand-into-robotaxis.html

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