Ford Takes on Tesla With Hands-Free Driving for Electric Mustang
Ford Motor Co. plans to install a hands-free driving system on its electric Mustang Mach-E model coming later this year as it attempts to muscle in on the high-tech turf now dominated by Tesla Inc.
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Tesla Homes In on Austin, Texas, for Cybertruck Site
Tesla Inc. is zeroing in on an area in southeast Austin, Texas, for the electric-car maker’s second U.S. auto factory as Elon Musk prepares to choose a site for its production base of a new pickup truck.
June 18, 2020Carriers Face August Deadline to Identify Specific Chinese Tech
American Trucking Associations and a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led coalition are sounding the alarm over a provision tucked into the more than 700-page 2019 Defense Authorization Act that requires federal government contractors to by mid-August rid their companies of prohibited components manufactured by five Chinese companies.
June 18, 2020VTNA Deploys First Electric Class 8 at SoCal Dealership
Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its first pilot VNR Electric Class 8 vehicle in Southern California at its TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana.
June 18, 2020TT Wins Five ASBPE Regional Awards
Transport Topics has won five “Azbee” awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors in the Mid-Atlantic region, including gold awards in three categories.
June 17, 2020Volkswagen, Battery Firm Eye Pilot Plant for Electric SUV Production
Volkswagen has boosted its stake by $200 million in a San Jose, Calif., company that targets solid state battery technology, and the two partners are looking at setting up a pilot plant.
June 17, 2020Uber to Sell Software, Starting With Four-Van Transit Service
Uber Technologies Inc. is getting into software. The company is making the technology that powers its ride-hailing business available to others, starting with public transit agencies.
June 17, 2020FHWA Grant Supports Automated Truck Corridor on Interstate 70
A team of partners including the Indiana and Ohio departments of transportation has been awarded a federal grant of $4.4 million in support of an automated truck corridor.
June 17, 2020Technology Is Key in Fleets’ Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Technology has shaped how trucking companies have navigated through the coronavirus pandemic while setting the resulting economic slowdown apart from past ones.
June 17, 2020Nikola Sets Truck Production Schedule, Envisions Autonomous Model
Zero-emission truck maker Nikola Corp., which recently jumped to a publicly traded company from its startup perch, has begun building prototypes of its heavy-duty battery-electric model in Germany and is set for groundbreaking on a plant in the United States this summer.
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