Renault SA will offer its electric Kangoo van with added hydrogen fuel cells before the end of the year and roll out the technology to another model in 2020.
October 23, 2019Autonomous
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Renault Joins Toyota, Mercedes With Hydrogen Van
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TT Podcasts: Season Six
Check out the latest podcast episodes of our RoadSigns programs. How Can Trucking Raise the Bar for Freight Visibility? Check back here often as new content is always being added!
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA
UPS Flight Forward drone by UPS Inc.
UPS, AmerisourceBergen Plan Drone Drug and Device Delivery
UPS Flight Forward drone by UPS Inc.
UPS Inc. and AmerisourceBergen, the Chesterbrook, Pa.-based drug distributor, are working together to use UPS’ new Flight Forward “drone airline” to ship drugs and supplies to hospitals through small, unmanned aircraft across the U.S.
October 22, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
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Rio to Produce Lithium in California, Joining Electric Car Battery Race
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Rio Tinto Group is starting pilot production of lithium in California and will consider an expansion to become the top domestic supplier in the U.S. as the world’s biggest miners look to boost their exposure to the electric car battery revolution.
October 22, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Einride’s Head of Operations, Niklas Reinedahl (left), with Michelin Group’s CEO Florent Menegaux in front of the T-pod during the Movin’On Summit 2019 in Montreal. (Einride)
Einride Adds Investors, Eyes US Market
Einride’s Head of Operations, Niklas Reinedahl (left), with Michelin Group’s CEO Florent Menegaux in front of the T-pod during the Movin’On Summit 2019 in Montreal. (Einride)
Einride, the Swedish provider of an autonomous, all-electric transport vehicle, announced $25 million in Series A funding to assist in expanding to the United States, among other goals.
October 21, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous
The drone makes its delivery. (FedEx Corp.)
FedEx Completes First Commercial Drone Delivery
The drone makes its delivery. (FedEx Corp.)
FedEx officials said the company’s test drone program completed the first U.S. residential delivery of commercial goods, a scheduled trip to a home in Christiansburg, Va., on Oct. 18.
October 21, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100
Mike Saxton demonstrates an Orange EV yard truck. (Mindy Long)
Dependable Supply Chain Services Adds Two Orange EV Tractors to Increase Sustainability
Mike Saxton demonstrates an Orange EV yard truck. (Mindy Long)
ONTARIO, Calif. — Dependable Supply Chain Services has deployed two electric terminal trucks from Orange EV at its facility here.
October 18, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
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Volvo Reports Modest Gains in Q3 Net Income, Revenue
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Volvo Group reported a marginal increase in net income and a modest bump in revenue in the third quarter, citing slowing markets for trucks, construction equipment, and marine and industrial engines.
October 18, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
A Yandex Toyota Prius self-driving taxi trial on open roads in Moscow. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News)
Russia’s Yandex Joins the Self-Driving Car Million-Mile Club
A Yandex Toyota Prius self-driving taxi trial on open roads in Moscow. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News)
Yandex NV, Russia’s largest internet firm, said its self-driving cars have passed 1 million miles in fully autonomous driving since it started testing the technology in December 2017, joining an elite group in the emerging robotaxi industry.
October 18, 2019
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Future of Workforce a Priority Amid AI Push, Lawmakers Say
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WASHINGTON — The advancements in artificial intelligence will require a national strategy that ensures workers are able to adapt to sweeping changes, two members of Congress active in this national debate said Oct. 16.
October 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Volvo XC40 by Volvo Car USA
Volvo to Cut Carbon Footprint in Bid to Sell Electric SUVs
Volvo XC40 by Volvo Car USA
Volvo is tying the launch of its first all-electric vehicle — the XC40 Recharge crossover — to a broader plan for shrinking the carbon footprint of its models by 40% through 2025.
October 16, 2019