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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Business, Technology, Fuel

GM Looking at LG to Pay for Battery Recall

The long-distance relationship between General Motors Co. and its battery partner, LG Energy Solution, is being tested like never before. At issue: who will pick up a roughly $1 billion tab for the recall of 73,000 Bolt EVs.

Craig Trudell and Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
August 23, 2021

Truckbase Business Overview, Features, Reviews 2024

Truckbase has emerged as the next-generation truck dispatch software leader with its suite of easy-to-use tools for truckload carriers.

Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Xos Is Latest Electric Truck Maker to Debut as Public Company

Los Angeles-based Xos Inc., which is developing fully electric Classes 5-8 commercial vehicles for last-mile service, announced the completion of its business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp. The combined company will have the name Xos Inc. and its shares began trading Aug. 20 on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol XOS.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

NTSB’s Jennifer Homendy Says Automated Driving Claims Erode Public Trust

The nation’s new chief accident investigator wants to send a message: growing public confusion over automated driving systems in the U.S. is threatening to undermine the potential safety benefits of the technology.

Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
August 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla Swaps Year-Away Robotaxis for Year-Away Humanoid Robot

More than two years after touting plans to turn Tesla Inc. vehicles into robotaxis that have yet to materialize, Elon Musk held another highly technical event about autonomous driving development.

Dana Hull and Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
August 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology

Senate Democrats Ask for Taiwan’s Help With Chip Shortage

Three Democratic senators are asking the Taiwanese government to help the U.S. with a chip shortage that has idled auto plants and sent workers packing throughout the industry as the global economy struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daniel Flatley | Bloomberg News
August 19, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Toyota Cuts Show Chip Shortage Ravages Even Best Supply Planners

Toyota Motor Corp.’s efforts to stockpile enough chips and other key components to ride out supply disruptions only protected the company so long before it too succumbed to the shortages eviscerating automakers.

August 19, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

FTC Should Probe Tesla Autopilot Claims, Senators Say

Two U.S. senators are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Tesla Inc. uses deceptive marketing practices by labeling its driver-assistance systems “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving.”

Keith Laing | Bloomberg News
August 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Waymo to Build Facility in Dallas, Partner With Ryder on Maintenance

Autonomous truck developer Waymo Via announced plans to build a nine-acre facility near Dallas that will serve as a regional hub for advancing operations and service for automated Class 8 trucks.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 18, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

China Port Congestion Worsens as Ningbo Shuts for a Week

The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major Chinese ports, as ships divert from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city will last.

Kevin Varley and Ann Koh | Bloomberg News
August 18, 2021
Business, Technology

Lytx Launches Integration With Fleet Tech Providers

Video telematics company Lytx is integrating its solutions with a network of other software providers to offer customers an all-in-one fleet management platform.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 17, 2021