BEIJING — Electric auto brand Tesla Inc. said it signed an agreement Oct. 17 to secure land in Shanghai for its first factory outside the United States, pushing ahead with development despite mounting U.S.-Chinese trade tensions.
October 17, 2018Autonomous
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
Tesla Secures Land in Shanghai for First Foreign Factory
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Tesla Model 3 Output Tops 100,000 in Milestone for Musk
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Tesla Inc. just reached a significant round-number milestone: 100,000 Model 3 electric cars have left the factory, according to the latest estimates from the Bloomberg tracker.
October 12, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Podcast Debut: ‘RoadSigns’ Tackles Autonomous
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Transport Topics' new podcast: RoadSigns. Our debut episode focuses on how the trucking industry’s steady and ongoing development of autonomous technology may someday affect truck drivers. Click to listen!
June 11, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
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Senate Autonomous Bill Negotiations Continue After Heated Confirmation Fight
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Senators are negotiating safety provisions in an autonomous vehicles bill that proponents insist could advance before lawmakers leave Capitol Hill ahead of the midterm elections next month.
October 11, 2018
Government, Technology, Autonomous
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News
Air Cargo Looks to Single-Pilot Jets as Autonomous Flight Nears
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News
A range of companies, from such aerospace giants as Boeing Co. and Airbus SE to tiny startups, are working on various aspects of a difficult puzzle: how to create the next generation of air travel—one whose pilots are far less ubiquitous and new flying vehicles communicate with each other.
October 11, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
Spear speaks during MCE 2017. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
MCE 2018 to Focus on Cooperation, Trucking Industry Promotion
Spear speaks during MCE 2017. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
When trucking officials gather at the annual American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas, Oct. 27-30, the major theme they will hear is how the industry can work together nationally and locally to promote trucking.
October 10, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 50
XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics to Use 5,000 Robots in Warehouses
XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics said it plans to deploy 5,000 robots to work with humans in the company’s warehouses and distribution centers in North America, the United Kingdom and eight countries in Europe.
October 9, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Charles Sykes/Associated Press
Musk Takes Swipe at SEC After Fraud Settlement
Charles Sykes/Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk is taunting the government regulators who threatened to oust him as CEO of electric carmaker Tesla just days after he settled a case alleging he duped investors.
October 5, 2018
Government, Technology, Autonomous
Chao displays the updated autonomous vehicle guidelines. (U.S. DOT via YouTube)
Elaine Chao Releases Updated DOT Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines
Chao displays the updated autonomous vehicle guidelines. (U.S. DOT via YouTube)
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Oct. 4 unveiled AV 3.0, the agency’s policy update of autonomous vehicle technology guidelines.
October 4, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
A pair of trucks utilize platooning technology in a demonstration by Peloton, Meritor Wabco and Denso. (Meritor Wabco)
Platooning Tries to Move Past a Work in Progress
A pair of trucks utilize platooning technology in a demonstration by Peloton, Meritor Wabco and Denso. (Meritor Wabco)
The head of Daimler Trucks has questioned, but not completely written off, the business case for heavy-duty truck platooning in light of other emerging technologies and fuel gains from new combination vehicles operating independently.
October 3, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche (Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg News)
Daimler, Renault-Led Alliance Ready for Self-Driving, Mobility Cooperation
Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche (Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg News)
Daimler AG and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance see opportunities to collaborate on mobility offerings as well as connected and self-driving cars, a move that would push their partnership into new territory.
October 3, 2018