Massachusetts Town Could Become Testing Site for Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars could be coming to Arlington, Mass., soon, as the Board of Selectmen have agreed to allow Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine to take the first steps in bringing autonomous vehicle tests to town.
January 17, 2018Safety Advocates Say Not So Fast on Driverless Cars
Highway safety advocates are urging lawmakers to pump the brakes on the development of driverless cars.
January 17, 2018Aptiv, Lyft to Continue Vegas Self-Driving Car Tests, Expand to Second City
Aptiv left a piece of Pittsburgh in Las Vegas when it tore down its booth last week at the largest electronics show in Las Vegas.
January 17, 2018Regulators to Seek More Input for Autonomous Vehicle Rule Revisions
U.S. transportation regulators plan to take another step toward rewriting federal rules hampering the development and adoption of autonomous technologies — from cars and trucks to buses and trains.
January 16, 2018Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 16: LiveOnWeb’s 2018 Government Outlook
Approval of a provision that would clarify meal-and-rest break rules for truckers will be delayed if Congress clears for President Donald Trump this week a short-term funding measure. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
January 16, 2018GM Drops the Steering Wheel and Gives Robot Driver Control
Next year, General Motors Co. will no longer need an engineer in the front seat babysitting the robot brain that controls its self-driving Chevrolet Bolt. The steering wheel and pedals will be gone, giving total control to the machine.
January 12, 2018Truck Firms Open Autonomous Door at CES
TRB Picks New Leaders, Honors Others for Service, Achievements
WASHINGTON — Each year, the annual meeting of Transportation Research Board brings together industry stakeholders from around the world to feast on a smörgåsbord of facts and figures, ideas, analysis and exhibits that push the frontier of geekiness.
January 11, 2018US Regulators Eye Policy for Autonomous Trucks
Federal regulators are taking the first step toward creating a policy to guide the development of autonomous transportation beyond cars to include trucks, buses and other ground-based modes.
January 10, 2018Ford Partners With Postmates in Path to Driverless Delivery
Ford Motor Co. is expanding its driverless delivery experiment beyond pizza by partnering with Postmates to test what it will take to eventually remove the driver from on-demand distribution.
January 9, 2018