Autonomous
Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.
House Policymakers Eye Supply Chain Reforms
Ensuring the safety and efficiency of the nation’s supply chain is an ongoing priority for key policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Human in Autonomous Trucks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 22 vetoed a bill that for five years would have banned autonomous trucks from being tested on public roads in the state without drivers in the cab.
Freight Brokers Adjust as Market Power Swings to Shippers
Throughout the pandemic-influenced years of 2020 through 2022, third-party logistics providers and freight brokers assuaged shippers by simply locating a truck for their freight.
Uber Freight, Waabi Team Up on AI-Powered Autonomous Trucks
Logistics specialist Uber Freight is teaming up with Waabi Innovation Inc. in an artificial intelligence-powered autonomous truck partnership, the companies said Sept. 21.
Isaac Instruments Introduces Updated Video Camera System
Isaac Instruments has introduced the next generation of its InView integrated video camera system, designed to help trucking fleets improve safety.
Driverless Carmakers Are Pivoting to Trucks
The pivot from self-driving cars to self-driving trucks is the latest sign of how difficult it is to fully take our hands off the wheel, industry experts and researchers say.
Spartan Radar, RiverPark Partner to Launch Hoplo
Spartan Radar has launched sales of its Hoplo advanced collision warning system through a new partnership with RiverPark Inc.
Trailer Tech Capabilities Continue to Improve for Fleets
Trailer telematics and sensor technology continue to advance, and providers said they’re offering much more than simple track-and-trace applications.
Cruise to Begin Testing Wheelchair-Accessible Robotaxi
Cruise in October will begin testing what it says is “the world’s first purpose-built, wheelchair accessible, self-driving vehicle.”
ATA Leader Chris Spear Presses Congress for AV Framework
WASHINGTON — Automated vehicles would gain greater adoption with a nationwide policy framework, Chris Spear, president of American Trucking Associations, told members of Congress on Sept. 13.