Lightning partners with tech company to produce autonomous vehicles

LOVELAND — Lightning eMotors Inc. (NYSE: ZEV), the Loveland-based manufacturer of light duty electric delivery vehicles and buses, has signed an agreement with Perrone Robotics Inc. to produce autonomous vehicles that some day may make up 30-40% of the Lightning fleet.
The two companies demonstrated the technology at the Lightning campus in south Loveland Friday with the Lightning board of directors on board.
Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning, and Paul Perrone, CEO of the robotics company, both said that the technology is mature and the market is eager to embrace it, especially in the sweet spot of the transportation industry where Lightning…
THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
Continue reading for less than $3 per week!
Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights
Access award-winning content today!