Road to Zero Coalition Charts Ambitious Goal to Reduce Traffic Deaths by 2050
National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman noted the goal of the newly formed Road to Zero Coalition is to dramatically reduce traffic deaths.
April 25, 2018Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Jaguar CEO Ralf Speth Says Nobody Can Go It Alone in Autonomous Driving
Jaguar Land Rover, which is teaming with Waymo to develop autonomous vehicles, is testing the technology predominantly in the United Kingdom and sharpening efforts to make the roads safer with such cars, CEO Ralf Speth said.
April 25, 2018China’s Uber for Trucks Is Said to Raise $1.9 Billion in Funding
Full Truck Alliance Group, China’s biggest app for Uber-like truck services, raised $1.9 billion in funding to fuel its expansion, sources familiar with the matter said.
April 25, 2018Bosch Claims Breakthrough That Can Save Diesel Engines
Robert Bosch GmbH said its engineers have developed a new diesel-exhaust system that cuts emissions far below legal limits taking effect in 2020 and can help automakers avoid potential driving bans in Europe that threaten to doom the engine technology.
April 25, 2018How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America’s Roads and Railways
When hackers struck the Colorado Department of Transportation in a ransomware attack in February and again eight days later, they disrupted the agency’s operations for weeks.
April 24, 2018Yamato, DeNA Test Autonomous Delivery System in Japan
On April 24, Yamato Transport Co. and DeNA Co. tested an autonomous vehicle delivery service to gauge the potential of self-driving technology in the field of logistics.
April 24, 2018Freightliner Launches Cabover Refuse Truck
LAS VEGAS — Daimler Trucks North America has introduced a low cab-forward refuse model for its Freightliner brand that the company said will complete its vocational lineup.
April 24, 2018Opinion: Safety Culture Falls Outside Government Purview
Should the federal government be measuring your company’s safety culture? The short answer is “no.” Absolutely not.
April 24, 2018Amazon Starts Delivering Goods to Trunks of GMs, Volvos
Amazon.com has partnered with General Motors Co. and Volvo Cars to deliver packages to car trunks in 37 U.S. cities, as the e-commerce giant seeks new delivery methods for customers who may be wary of leaving packages outside or allowing couriers into their homes.
April 24, 2018Electric Buses Starting to Dampen Demand for Diesel
Electric buses were seen as a joke at an industry conference in Belgium seven years ago when Chinese manufacturer BYD Co. showed an early model.
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