Autonomous
Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.
Who’s Still In Autonomous Trucking?
The crowded field of developers in the autonomous truck space has winnowed during the past year. Those that remain continue to lay the foundation for large-scale industry adoption.
TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
Autonomous Trucks Reshaping the Freight Industry
Autonomous trucking, once regarded as the stuff of science fiction, is gradually moving closer to viability in real-world freight operations after years of investment, development and on-road testing.
Tesla Stock Leaps on Reports of Chinese Approval of FSD
NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla stock rallied April 29 after CEO Elon Musk paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software.
April 29, 2024Logistics Supply Chain Shows Steadiness Amid Rough Waters
During the past four years, supply chain and logistics companies have ridden the highs and lows of a market that included a pandemic and fractured economy to keep goods moving.
NHTSA Investigates Whether Tesla Autopilot Recall Did Enough
DETROIT— The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road.
TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
April 25, 2024Sponsored ContentAs Q1 Profit Falls 55%, Tesla to Focus on Cheaper Vehicles
Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading April 23 as the company said it would accelerate production of more affordable vehicles.
Tesla Cuts the Price of Its ‘Full Self Driving’ System
NEW YORK — Tesla knocked roughly a third off the price of its “Full Self Driving” system — which can’t drive itself — to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website.
April 22, 2024Weather Sensors Will Aid Autonomous Trucks in Fort Worth
The federal government awarded Fort Worth, Texas, $2 million to test weather sensors on autonomous freight truck routes.
Kentucky Lawmakers Override Veto, OK Fully Autonomous Vehicles
Kentucky has legally paved the way for autonomous vehicles on its roadways with the legislators gathering enough support April 12 to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto.