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Bot Auto

Houston-founded autonomous trucking company (founded 2023 by ex-TuSimple CTO Dr. Xiaodi Hou) offering driverless freight as Transportation-as-a-Service. In 2026 it completed a fully humanless commercial run -- no safety driver, remote operator, or in-cab observer -- hauling freight 231 miles from Houston to the Dallas area across the Texas freight triangle.

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General Jul 13, 2026
Houston's Bot Auto Hauled Freight 231 Miles Across Texas With Nobody in the Truck

Houston-founded Bot Auto ran a commercial freight load 231 miles from Houston to the Dallas area overnight with no safety driver, no remote operator, and no in-cab observer — a fully humanless run that puts a homegrown startup in the front rank of autonomous trucking. Founder Xiaodi Hou is a TuSimple veteran.
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