Benzinga | Dec 9, 2021 09:55PM EST

Embark Reports Texas Expansion, Launch Of Autonomous Trucking Lane

* Embark Technology Inc (NASDAQ:EMBK) expanded into Texas and launched a new autonomous trucking lane between Houston and San Antonio.

* Embark also showcased its new autonomous trucking facility and plans to hire aggressively in the greater Houston area in 2022.

* Embark collaborated with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to utilize their state-of-the-art test track.

* Embark plans to work closely with the Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems (CANVASS) and faculty in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University to perform research and testing as it prepares for its driver-out pilot in 2023.

* Price Action: EMBK shares traded higher by 0.42% at $9.54 on the last check Thursday.