TOKYO — Panasonic is pulling out of its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York state, the Japanese electronics maker said Feb. 26.
February 26, 2020Autonomous
About Autonomous News...
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Jae C. Hong/AP
Panasonic Scraps Solar Panels Partnership With Tesla
Jae C. Hong/AP
TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out the latest podcast episode of our RoadSigns programs. Check back here often as new content is always being added!
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Whitmer via Al Goldis/Associated Press
Michigan Governor Signs Orders to Advance Mobility
Whitmer via Al Goldis/Associated Press
DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed executive orders Feb. 25 to create a council on future mobility and electrification, establish the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and to appoint a chief mobility officer.
February 26, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
NTSB board hearing on Feb. 25, 2020 via ntsb.windrosemedia.com
NTSB Critical of Tesla, Apple in Probe of 2018 Crash
NTSB board hearing on Feb. 25, 2020 via ntsb.windrosemedia.com
The 2018 fatal crash of a Tesla Inc. SUV, in which an Apple Inc. employee was playing a game on his company-issued phone and the car veered into a divider, highlights the “misuses of technology,” a U.S. investigator said Feb. 25.
February 25, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous
Automated and Electric Concerns at 2020 TMC
Transport Topics Features Editor Seth Clevenger recaps a three-part 2020 TMC work session on automated and electric vehicles, as well as platooning strategies.
February 24, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Tesla dashboard by Christopher Godney/Bloomberg News
Tesla to Face Fresh Autopilot Scrutiny After Company Snubs NTSB
Tesla dashboard by Christopher Godney/Bloomberg News
The National Transportation Safety Board on Feb. 25 will convene its second hearing on a fatal crash involving Tesla Inc.’s automated driver-assist technology, even though the pioneering automaker hasn’t filed formal responses to recommendations stemming from the first one more than two years ago.
February 24, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Kenworth T680E by TruckPR via flickr
Kenworth, Meritor Partner on Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks
Kenworth T680E by TruckPR via flickr
Kenworth Truck Co., a unit of Paccar Inc., announced it will collaborate with Meritor Inc. on electric powertrain development for its T680E model Class 8 battery-electric vehicles.
February 20, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Outrider
Outrider Gets $53 Million to Automate Truck Yards
Outrider
Technology company Outrider closed out an early stage of financing with $53 million to automate truck yards, the company announced Feb. 19.
February 19, 2020
Business, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA
(Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg News)
GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Poised to Begin Electric Transformation
(Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg News)
The last Chevrolet Impala will roll down the line next week at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, making way for the plant’s next phase: electric vehicles.
February 19, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous
Dependable Supply Chain Services and NFI Industries are piloting Volvo's VNR battery-electric heavy-duty trucks. (Volvo LIGHTS Project)
Electric Trucks Must Reap Financial and Environmental Benefits, Execs Say
Dependable Supply Chain Services and NFI Industries are piloting Volvo's VNR battery-electric heavy-duty trucks. (Volvo LIGHTS Project)
FONTANA, Calif. — The financial case must be just as sound as the environmental argument if electric trucks are to succeed in the marketplace, stakeholders said.
February 19, 2020
Government, Business, Autonomous
(David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Tesla Offers $2B in Added Shares, Stock Goes Up Despite Dilution
(David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Shares of Tesla rose about 1.5% in trading the morning of Feb. 13 after the electric vehicle and solar panel maker said it would sell over $2 billion worth of additional shares.
February 13, 2020Pages
Follow Us
Trending
Newsletter Signup
Hot Topics
Twitter Feed
-
Preliminary heavy-duty truck orders plunged 50% to 7,800 units in March from 15,783 in the same month a year ago, a… https://t.co/ObkgUH0Ga3 -
For the next couple weeks a combination of @UPS planes and other aircraft will ship 3 million pounds of medical goo… https://t.co/63VeTuq0gF
