New Partnership to Explore Effect of Autonomous Vehicles on Workplace
A diverse group of leading companies and associations launched the Partnership for Transportation Innovation and Opportunity, a collaboration committed to exploring how autonomous vehicles will impact American workers as well as identifying opportunities and developing solutions to address future challenges.
June 20, 2018DTNA Marks Heavy-Duty Engine Platform Milestone
Daimler Trucks North America is marking the production of its 1 millionth heavy-duty engine platform engine. It is a shared milestone between Detroit’s Redford, Mich.-based manufacturing facility and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim, Germany.
June 19, 2018Federal Regulators Tout Autonomous Vehicles’ Potential Benefits
Commercial vehicles utilizing automated technology have the potential to increase highway safety and provide a boost to the economy, the country’s top trucking regulator said June 19.
June 19, 2018Israeli Entrepreneur Races Tesla to Get Electric Trucks on Road
Tevva Motors Ltd., headed by a former Israeli submariner who’s vying with Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. to develop electric-powered trucks, secured a major investment that will enable it to put the vehicles on the road this year.
June 19, 2018Investors Bet on the Uber of Brazilian Trucking
Brazilian truckers still get much of their business off of handwritten placards. The antiquated and inefficient system was ripe, low-hanging fruit to Federico Vega.
June 19, 2018UPS Invests $130 Million in Natural Gas Vehicles, Infrastructure
UPS Inc. announced an additional $130 million investment in compressed natural gas vehicles, including 400 semi-tractors and 330 terminal trucks and five more fueling stations — underscoring the company’s role as a major catalyst for wide-scale adoption of natural gas vehicles.
June 19, 2018Geotab Buys EV Telematics Firm FleetCarma
Telematics provider Geotab expanded in the electric vehicle fleet arena, purchasing Waterloo, Ontario-based FleetCarma.
June 19, 2018XPO, Nestle Team on UK Distribution Center
XPO Logistics has joined with food and drink giant Nestle to create a 638,000-square foot distribution center that will feature robotics and state of the art automation in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The center is scheduled to be completed in 2020.
June 18, 2018Russian Driverless Buses Make Their World Cup Debut in Kazan
World Cup soccer spectators had the opportunity to ride driverless buses to see France’s clash with Australia in Russia’s eastern city of Kazan on June 16, part of a state-backed push into autonomous vehicles.
June 18, 2018FMCSA Announces Three-Year Delay of Rule to Eliminate Need for Truck Drivers to Carry Their Medical Cards
Federal trucking regulators have issued a final rule that will delay for three years a streamlined process to eliminate the need for truck drivers to carry their medical certification cards.
June 18, 2018