UD Trucks, a Japanese subsidiary of Swedish truck maker Volvo AB, plans to introduce electric and autonomous trucks within the next two years, joining global rivals in developing driverless technologies to ease a labor shortage.
April 23, 2018BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Don Burnette Becomes Last Otto Co-Founder to Leave Uber Technologies
With the recent departure of Don Burnette, all four co-founders of driverless-trucking company Otto have left Uber Technologies Inc., about 18 months after Uber’s purchase of the startup.
April 19, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA
MoDOT Grapples With Issues Related to Vehicle Automation
As the auto market becomes more saturated with electric vehicles and vehicles with automation capabilities, the Missouri Department of Transportation is grappling with the changes these types of vehicles present.
April 16, 2018TechnologyAutonomousTCA
Self-Driving Electric Shuttle Buses Will Be Introduced at University of Michigan
A pair of self-driving shuttle buses should begin motoring around Ann Arbor, Mich., later in April in an ambitious test of the new technology.
April 13, 2018BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Peter Thiel-Backed Autonomous Car Supplier Slashing Costs, Scaling Up
Luminar Technologies Inc., the sensor startup backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, is rolling out a cheaper-to-make version of its laser technology and ramping up production to supply the key component for autonomous vehicles.
April 13, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous
Hyperloop Could Provide ‘Resilient Solution’ for Transportation, Expert Says
The high-speed Hyperloop transit system entrepreneur Elon Musk proposes to build on the East Coast has the potential to withstand the impact severe weather may have on older infrastructure.
April 12, 2018TechnologyAutonomous
IEEE, ACM to Collaborate on Autonomous Vehicle Standards
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Center for Mobility to help accelerate development and deployment of voluntary technical standards for connected and autonomous vehicles.
April 11, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous
Driver Engagement Critical Issue for Cars That Steer Themselves
After partially faulting Tesla’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators in 2017 called on carmakers to do more to ensure drivers stay engaged as next-generation cars start to steer themselves.
April 11, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA
PennDOT Chief Outlines Temporary Rules for Testing Self-Driving Cars
Pennsylvania will ask Uber Technologies Inc. and any company developing self-driving cars with the same technology onboard to immediately stop testing.
April 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
TomTom Bets It Has Found a Way to Deal With Slow Death of Sat-Nav
Self-driving cars may not be on the road anytime soon, but that isn’t stopping Dutch navigation device maker TomTom NV from investing in high-definition maps needed when autonomous driving becomes the norm.
April 9, 2018