Detroit Area’s Cutting-Edge Center for Self-Driving Vehicles Set to Open
The only engineering facility built expressly to test self-driving vehicles will officially open April 4 at the historic 335-acre Willow Run site just west of Detroit.
April 2, 2018TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Volvo's Chayene de Souza and Magnus Gustafson discuss how new, connected trucks can boost business, enhance safety practices, and reinforce preventative maintenance plans.
Ohio Logistics Firm Buys Property in Anticipation of Autonomous Trucks
Jarrett Cos. has purchased a 53-acre property in Seville, Ohio, that it expects eventually will be used by driverless, autonomous trucks.
April 2, 2018Uber Isolated by Partners and Competitors in Aftermath of Crash
Uber Technologies Inc. has found itself isolated a little more than a week after one of its self-driving SUVs hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
March 29, 2018Uber Exec Lior Ron Leaves an Autonomous-Vehicle Unit in Turmoil
Lior Ron, a central figure in Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving-truck project, left the company, said people familiar with the matter.
March 29, 2018Toyota Warns That Some Rivals Are Skipping Steps in Race to Autonomy
As the global auto industry vies to deploy driverless cars, some contenders may be cutting corners in a bid to get ahead, warned Jack Hollis, group vice president of U.S. sales for the Toyota brand.
March 28, 2018Google Backs Startup Working on Remote-Controlled Driverless Cars
Gradient Ventures, an early-stage venture fund within Google, is leading a $6 million investment in a new company that’s building software to let humans control cars remotely.
March 28, 2018FedEx Cancels Indiana Shipping Hub Project, Citing Increased Automation at Other Facilities
Two months after crediting Republican tax cuts with fueling new investment in Indianapolis, FedEx has canceled a plan to build a large new project in Greenwood, Ind.
March 27, 2018Waymo, Jaguar Team Up With 20,000-Car Self-Driving Fleet
Waymo is teaming up with Jaguar Land Rover on autonomous vehicles, its second major automaker partnership and a big boost for the nascent technology that has come under scrutiny recently.
March 27, 2018Uber Disabled Volvo’s Safety System Before Fatality, Aptiv Says
Uber Technologies Inc. disabled the standard collision-avoidance technology in the Volvo SUV that struck and killed a woman in Arizona March 18, according to the auto-parts maker that supplied the vehicle’s radar and camera.
March 27, 2018Arizona Suspends Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Arizona ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to stop operating autonomous vehicles on the state’s roads indefinitely after the death of a pedestrian there a week ago.
March 26, 2018