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Pensacola State College to Open Commercial Trucking School

Florida’s Pensacola State College is starting a commercial truck driver training program for the fall and Santa Rosa County is going to help.

Kevin Boyer | Crestview (Fla.) News Bulletin
July 16, 2018
Business, TCA

Trucking Company Owner Sentenced in Bribery Case

Trucking company owner Orlinte Cruz was sentenced for bribing a state trooper for inspection decals. The judge sentenced him to a year in custody, with six months to be served in home confinement because she felt he could share "life lessons" with his community.

Kevin Krause | The Dallas Morning News
July 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Competition Heats Up for Lidar Sensors in Autonomous Sector

As the race to create robot cars intensifies, a secondary race is underway: a high-stakes competition to develop the sensors that serve as the cars’ “eyes.” Lidar, a light-sensing form of radar, provides vision for the vast majority of autonomous vehicles being developed, but now there are dozens of companies with different twists on it.

Carolyn Said | San Francisco Chronicle
July 13, 2018
Government, Business, TCA

Driver Arrested After Stolen Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire on I-10 in Florida

A tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 10 in Florida led to the arrest of a Georgia man who had allegedly stolen the trailer.

July 12, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

Huge Warehouse Projects Kick Off at AllianceTexas

Dallas-Fort Worth, one of the country’s top industrial building markets with 22 million square feet under construction, is adding more warehouse space.

Steve Brown | The Dallas Morning News
July 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Uber Lays Off Self-Driving Car Safety Drivers in Pittsburgh

Uber laid off its team of self-driving car safety drivers in Pittsburgh on July 11, the company confirmed.

Aaron Aupperlee | The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 12, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

UPS Hiring Thousands of Workers for Massive Hub on Atlanta’s West Side

UPS Inc. has started hiring thousands of workers for a massive Southeast ground hub to open on the west side of Atlanta, one of the largest developments in the area in years.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 12, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Driverless Car Makers Want Congress to Free Them From State Oversight

WASHINGTON — As Silicon Valley and automakers attempt to steer the nation toward a future of driverless vehicles, a group of influential lawmakers remains concerned that bipartisan legislation now moving through Congress could leave consumers at risk by preventing states from demanding tighter safety regulations.

Eliza Fawcett | Los Angeles Times
July 11, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, TCA

Road Repairs Jeopardized if New California Gas Tax Repealed, Stakeholders Say

A November ballot measure to repeal California’s recent gas tax increase threatens road improvement and maintenance projects that receive funding through the tax.

Caitlin Chen | The Sacramento Bee
July 11, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Daimler, Bosch to Launch Self-Driving Car Service in Silicon Valley

As self-driving vehicle experiments are launched in a few cities around the United States, Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler AG and a prominent auto supplier are launching a new one in the place that would seem most receptive: Silicon Valley.

Nathan Bomey | USA Today
July 11, 2018