Transportation Technology News

“Foreign dispatchers should not be able to manipulate trucking safety records from halfway around the world,” said Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.).

Samsara has introduced a smart tracking label that creates a new, lower-cost option for continuous shipment monitoring.

U.S. exports of goods decreased 5.4%, led by declines across categories including outbound shipments of industrial supplies. Imports rose 3.6%.

Waymo is planning to offer its driverless robotaxis in Germany, the latest move by the Alphabet unit to expand outside the U.S.

Over the last three years, Ford says it has hired 350 veteran engineers to help address seemingly intractable quality woes that have cost the automaker billions. 

The new rule, part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to modernize standards for driverless cars, could ease the path for purpose-built autonomous vehicles including Tesla’s Cybercab.

NTSB opened an investigation into a fatal crash this month involving a Tesla sedan in Texas, expanding scrutiny of an incident that has drawn national attention.

Agility Robotics becomes the first publicly traded company entirely devoted to building and selling humanoids. Its early customers include Toyota.

The move by Freightliner and Western Star’s parent company kick-starts competition with Volvo Group’s Cespira hydrogen ICE powertrain joint venture.

Toyota is expected to grow its market share to 15.8% in the first half of this year, while GM’s share is expected to tumble by almost 1 percentage point to 16.8%.