Molex announced the next evolution of its 10 Gbps Automotive Ethernet Network Platform designed to support OEMs in the development and design of autonomous vehicles.
December 13, 2018Autonomous
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Molex Enhances Ethernet Network Platform for Autonomous Vehicles
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Check out the latest podcast episodes of our RoadSigns and LiveOnWeb programs. Episode 1 of our Season Intersession of RoadSigns, "How Does Congress Say Trucking," is now available. Check back here often as new content is always being added!
October 22, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Musk (Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg News)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Is Getting Last Laugh on Wall Street
Musk (Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg News)
It was only a few months ago that Wall Street was bashing Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. Times have changed for the automaker and its mercurial CEO.
December 12, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
GM's assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is set to close in 2019. (General Motors)
Trucking Braces for Fallout From GM Plant Closings
GM's assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is set to close in 2019. (General Motors)
The decision by General Motors to cease production at five of its factories in the United States and Canada will have consequences for trucking companies that serve those plants.
November 29, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, Editorial
Editorial: Trouble on the Homefront for GM
The Nov. 26 announcement from General Motors Co. that it plans to shut down five factories and lay off thousands of workers sent shock waves through the government and business communities, and with good reason.
November 29, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Volvo's Hakan Samuelsson by Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Volvo Will Monetize Autonomous Vehicles Before Driver Data, CEO Hakan Samuelsson Says
Volvo's Hakan Samuelsson by Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson is betting his company will make more money selling connected, autonomous cars to consumers and robo-taxi fleets, rather than taking a cut of the higher margin business of selling data-driven services inside the vehicle.
November 28, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Deborah Hersman (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)
Deborah Hersman to Leave National Safety Council for Safety Post at Waymo
Deborah Hersman (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)
Deborah Hersman is leaving her post as National Safety Council CEO to become chief safety officer at Waymo, a self-driving technology development company based in Mountain View, Calif.
November 27, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg News
Fiat Said to Weigh Robotics Unit Sale for Up to $2.3 Billion
Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg News
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is considering options for its robotics arm, Comau, including a potential sale at a value of 1.5 billion euros to 2 billion euros ($1.7 billion to $2.3 billion), sources familiar with the matter said. The shares rose the most since July.
November 26, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
GM to Lay Off Nearly 15,000 Workers
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
DETROIT — General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles.
November 26, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Launches Transport Service Using Fully Autonomous Trucks
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks announced it has signed a “landmark” agreement in Norway with mining company Bronnoy Kalk AS that calls for the truck maker to haul commercial loads of quarried limestone across mine property using six fully autonomous heavy-duty trucks.
November 21, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Emergency personnel work at the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif., on March 23, 2018. (KTVU via AP)
Driver-Assist Systems Don’t Always Work, AAA Tests Show
Emergency personnel work at the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif., on March 23, 2018. (KTVU via AP)
DETROIT — Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver-assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash.
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