Another Tesla Inc. vehicle operating on the carmaker’s driver-assistance system branded as Autopilot has crashed into a parked emergency vehicle, eliciting fresh warnings about the shortcomings of automated technology on public roads.
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Tesla Model X. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News)
Tesla on Autopilot Rear-Ends a Parked Cop Car in Connecticut
Tesla Model X. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News)
TT Podcasts: Season Six
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Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn (right) stands with Gov. Larry Hogan as he announces a plan to spend $765 million to build a new Harry Nice Bridge in Newburg, Md., on Nov. 21, 2016. (Brian Witte/Associated Press)
Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn to Step Down
Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn (right) stands with Gov. Larry Hogan as he announces a plan to spend $765 million to build a new Harry Nice Bridge in Newburg, Md., on Nov. 21, 2016. (Brian Witte/Associated Press)
Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn, who has led the Maryland Department of Transportation since 2015, is stepping down.
December 10, 2019
Government, Technology
AASHTO's King Gee (right) by Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics
AASHTO, ATA Push Back on Potential FCC Spectrum Changes
AASHTO's King Gee (right) by Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics
WASHINGTON — Groups representing state-level transportation agencies and the trucking industry continued to press a federal agency to reserve a wireless spectrum for transportation-only usage.
December 10, 2019
Government, Business
Pelosi via J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
House Democrats Plan USMCA Vote as Nancy Pelosi Lauds Revised Deal
Pelosi via J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
House Democrats plan a vote the week of Dec. 16 on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free-trade agreement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members, saying the deal was changed to meet her demands.
December 10, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
A 4.5-mile portion of Interstate 81 near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., will see improvements, including widening both directions to three lanes. (Doug Kerr/Flickr)
PennDOT P3 Project Will Address I-81 Improvements
A 4.5-mile portion of Interstate 81 near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., will see improvements, including widening both directions to three lanes. (Doug Kerr/Flickr)
Leaders within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have approved a public-private partnership to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 81.
December 10, 2019
Government, Business
Ned Lamont via Jessica Hill/Associated Press
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Proposes Truck Tolls
Ned Lamont via Jessica Hill/Associated Press
A trucks-only tolling system in Connecticut is part of the latest iteration of Gov. Ned Lamont’s transportation investment plan.
December 10, 2019
Government, Business
Joseph Campbell, winner of the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award, accepts the award with his father, Joseph H. Campbell Sr. (from left), mother Littie A. Campbell, and wife Debra Campbell, in Washington. (Courtesy Paul Feenstra)
Joseph Campbell Wins Kenworth Truck as Part of Military Hiring Program
Joseph Campbell, winner of the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award, accepts the award with his father, Joseph H. Campbell Sr. (from left), mother Littie A. Campbell, and wife Debra Campbell, in Washington. (Courtesy Paul Feenstra)
Military veteran Joseph Campbell, a driver for Roehl Transport, won the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award on Dec. 6 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
December 9, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
The only area of the country where the average diesel price rose is New England, where it rose 0.7 cent. The West Coast saw the biggest drop at 5.7 cents. (Thinkstock Images)
Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $3.049 a Gallon
The only area of the country where the average diesel price rose is New England, where it rose 0.7 cent. The West Coast saw the biggest drop at 5.7 cents. (Thinkstock Images)
The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 2.1 cents to $3.049 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 9.
December 9, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
A participant inspects a Renault Zoe model at COP22 village in Marrakech, Morocco, on Nov. 8, 2016. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/Associated Press)
Germany Edges Out Norway as Europe’s Biggest Electric Car Market
A participant inspects a Renault Zoe model at COP22 village in Marrakech, Morocco, on Nov. 8, 2016. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/Associated Press)
Germany has pulled ahead of Norway for sales of all-electric cars since the start of the year, putting Europe’s biggest auto market in position to become the regional leader on an annual basis for the first time.
December 9, 2019
Government
Trump's impeachment inquiry didn't completely detract from infrastructure policy in 2019. The Senate introduced a five-year highway authorization measure, and the House held several hearings on autonomous technology. (NBC News via YouTube)
By Washington Standards, Infrastructure Had a Moment in 2019
Trump's impeachment inquiry didn't completely detract from infrastructure policy in 2019. The Senate introduced a five-year highway authorization measure, and the House held several hearings on autonomous technology. (NBC News via YouTube)
Despite the attention-grabbing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, the Environment and Public Works Committee in the U.S. Senate managed to advance a five-year highway reauthorization measure this summer. It was a modest step forward for policymakers, even though a long-term funding fix for highway programs was left unresolved. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
December 9, 2019