Turkey’s president appeared to escalate a dispute with the United States that has helped foment a Turkish currency crisis, claiming Aug. 14 that his country will boycott U.S.-made electronic goods. Behind the scenes, however, diplomats resumed contact to ease tensions.
August 14, 2018Technology
Government, Business, Technology
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures prior to delivering a speech in Ankara, Turkey, on Aug. 14. (Pool photo via AP)
Turkey’s Erdogan Vows US Boycott, but Diplomats Resume Talks
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures prior to delivering a speech in Ankara, Turkey, on Aug. 14. (Pool photo via AP)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Will Your Next Truck Be a Plug-In?
Are electric vehicles poised to break through in commercial transportation? Episode 3 of RoadSigns has the answer. Click to listen.
August 13, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Podcast Debut: ‘RoadSigns’ Tackles Autonomous
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Transport Topics' new podcast: RoadSigns. Our debut episode focuses on how the trucking industry’s steady and ongoing development of autonomous technology may someday affect truck drivers. Click to listen!
June 11, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Jacky Leung/Getty Images
How a Billion-Dollar Autonomous Vehicle Startup Lost Its Way
Jacky Leung/Getty Images
Quanergy Systems Inc. found itself in the center of a sudden frenzy over self-driving cars in 2014. It makes lidar, which bounces lasers off objects to help autonomous cars know what is nearby.
August 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
ENow solar power panels at the 2017 Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
NHTSA Certifies eNow Truck Rooftop Mounting Systems
ENow solar power panels at the 2017 Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Renewable energy company eNow announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration certified its method of mounting solar power systems on truck rooftops as meeting federal safety standards.
August 13, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA
J. Stephen Conn/Flickr
Task Force to Study Autonomous Technology Underway in Oklahoma
J. Stephen Conn/Flickr
Oklahoma state officials have held the first meeting of a task force that will study autonomous vehicles and how agencies and local governments should respond to the emerging technology.
August 13, 2018
Business, Technology
AP
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says ‘Funding Secured’ Tweet Followed Meeting With Saudis
AP
Tesla’s Elon Musk said in a blog post he reported the funding was secured for a go-private transaction after meeting with the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund July 31, after the Saudi fund bought almost 5% of Tesla stock.
August 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Utility Selects New Curtain for Trailers
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced the Kin-Sider from Kinedyne will be the new standard curtain installed on Utility’s Tautliner curtain-sided trailers.
August 10, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Tony Gutierrez/AP Images
Former Chief Tesla Vehicle Engineer Doug Field Returns to Apple
Tony Gutierrez/AP Images
Apple Inc. said it rehired Doug Field after the executive spent about five years at Tesla Inc. in charge of vehicle engineering.
August 10, 2018
Business, Technology
Loop’s Fuel Cell Range Extender to Be Evaluated in SoCal
Loop Energy announced its heavy-duty fuel cell range extender will power two zero-emissions, hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks as part of a fuel cell truck project in Southern California.
August 10, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Kodiak Robotics co-founders Don Burnette (left) and Paz Eshel. (Kodiak Robotics)
Self-Driving Truck Startup Kodiak Secures $40 Million in Series A
Kodiak Robotics co-founders Don Burnette (left) and Paz Eshel. (Kodiak Robotics)
Kodiak Robotics, founded in April by Don Burnette and Paz Eshel, said it has raised $40 million from a group of venture capital investment firms, including Battery Ventures, CRV, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tusk Ventures.
August 9, 2018Pages
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