Technology

A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts cautioned that doesn’t necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio offered Intel Corp. incentives worth roughly $2 billion to secure a new $20 billion chipmaking factory that the company says will help alleviate a global shortage and create a new technology hub in the Midwest.

Carrier Global Corp. is expanding its electrification capabilities through a new alliance with ConMet, the company announced Jan. 28.

Volvo Group reported net income slipped and revenue increased modestly in the fourth quarter, and noted that global demand for trucks remained high amid a steep decline in sales of construction equipment in China and a falloff in its bus business.

TMC has “turned a hat trick” in pursuing three goals for its development of prospective Recommended Practices (RPs) covering automated vehicles.

Most experts say that detecting and dealing with refrigerant leaks is the biggest challenge in regular maintenance of air conditioning systems on Class 8 tractors. For that reason, regular maintenance on the systems is critical.

A professional answers our questions about challenge and innovations in his department.

Legal experts are warning that trucking companies and their technology providers could be unintentionally dragged into state and federal class-action civil lawsuits over compliance with the notification requirements of an Illinois biometric privacy law.

The French-Japanese auto alliance of Renault and Nissan plans to invest $26 billion in electric vehicle technology over the next five years, the companies said Jan. 27.

Tesla Inc. pushed back introductions of new models to next year, wagering the best way to continue expanding sales in the face of supply chain challenges will be to further leverage a narrow lineup of big sellers.