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Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private

Walmart Cuts Staffing Levels at Some E-Commerce Warehouses

A package on a conveyor belt at a Walmart fulfillment center.

Walmart Inc. is cutting staffing levels at some e-commerce fulfillment centers in the U.S. as the nation’s largest private-sector employer steps up investment in automation.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
March 23, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight

Supply Chain Envoy Says Automating Ports Doesn’t Have to Cost Jobs

Shipping containers at the Yusen container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles

The White House’s supply chain envoy said the ports and logistics industry must move toward automation, a sticking point in protracted contract talks between U.S. West Coast dockworkers and their employers.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Roger Nielsen Joins SafeAI Board

SafeAI Inc., which is helping off-road industries including mining and construction move toward autonomy, announced that former Daimler Trucks North America CEO Roger Nielsen has joined its board of directors.

October 4, 2021
Technology

Using Automation and Gaining Insight

Houston Vaughn, President and COO of P&S Transportation will join Tom McLeod, President and CEO of McLeod Software, to share examples and insights on how the powerful combination of automation and business intelligence can make a big difference every day in a trucking company’s operations.

October 22, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

AI Poised to Impact High-Skill US Jobs, Including Finance

Artificial intelligence is coming for America’s high-paid professions as it creates winners and losers across the labor market like never before.

Jeff Kearns | Bloomberg News
November 20, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Automation Debate Across Trucking Industry Lingers, Lawmakers Say

WASHINGTON — Federal policymakers seek to reassure truckers about their future in the labor force as they acknowledge the need to adapt to a new landscape amid advancements in automation.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 20, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA

As L.A. Ports Automate, Some Workers Are Cheering On Robots

The arrival of robots at the Port of Los Angeles is exposing a stark economic divide between two sets of Southern California workers.

Margot Roosevelt | Los Angeles Times
November 7, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Robots Are Hurting Pay, Fed Study Finds

Automation has “contributed substantially” to reducing the portion of national income that goes to U.S. workers over the past two decades, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Simon Kennedy | Bloomberg News
October 1, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA, NHTSA Extend Comment Window on Automated Driving Systems

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are extending the public comment period meant to gather input on automated driving systems.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
July 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Kroger Goes Full Robot to Take On Amazon With Ocado

Kroger has unleashed a flurry of initiatives to ensure it won’t get thumped in a post-Amazon-buying-Whole-Foods world, but its biggest gamble is a partnership with British online grocer Ocado Group to build as many as 20 automated grocery warehouses in the United States.

Sarah Halzack | Bloomberg Opinion
July 22, 2019

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