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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

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Arizona Suspends Uber鈥檚 Autonomous Vehicle Testing

Arizona ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to stop operating autonomous vehicles on the state鈥檚 roads indefinitely after the death of a pedestrian there a week ago.

March 26, 2018
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Waymo CEO Krafcik Has 鈥楢 Lot of Confidence鈥 His Tech Would Have Avoided Deadly Uber Accident

In a pioneering self-driving car company鈥檚 first public comments on the Uber autonomous car accident March 18 that killed an Arizona woman, Waymo CEO John Krafcik said his tech could 鈥渉andle鈥 that very scenario.

March 26, 2018
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Senate Bill Could Clean Up Patchwork Autonomous Vehicle Laws

The companies and officials influencing the development of self-driving technology offered a wide variety of reactions to the death of a pedestrian struck by an Uber autonomous vehicle March 18.

March 26, 2018
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San Francisco Mayor Says Driverless Cars Are 鈥楩uture of the Streets鈥

Days after a fatal self-driving-car collision in Arizona, six makers of driverless vehicles came to San Francisco on March 22 to demonstrate their technology 鈥 and emphasize its safety features 鈥 to city leaders and public-safety officers.

March 23, 2018
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After Uber Crash, Florida Still Welcomes Free-Range Robot Cars

The anything-goes approach meant to bring autonomous vehicles to Florida won鈥檛 change after the first fatal collision.

March 23, 2018
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Editorial: A Proper Pause for Safety鈥檚 Sake

The decision by Uber to halt testing of its autonomous trucks in the wake of a fatal accident involving one of its pilot autonomous cars was a prudent move, and one that demonstrates how the relentless pace of technological innovation sometimes needs a pause.

March 22, 2018
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PHMSA Requests Input on Transporting Hazardous Materials With Automated Technologies

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has requested information on the use of automated technologies in the transportation of hazardous materials, according to a document published in the Federal Register March 22.

March 22, 2018
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Video From Self-Driving Uber Car Captures First Fatal Collision

Police in Tempe, Ariz., on March 21 released dashcam videos of the fatal accident March 18 in which an Uber car operating in autonomous mode struck and killed a pedestrian, showing the car did not slow down or alter its course to avoid her.

March 21, 2018
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Trump Infrastructure Proposal Could Fund Self-Driving Truck Lanes, DOT Official Says

Projects aimed at building dedicated lanes for self-driving trucks would qualify for funds under President Donald Trump鈥檚 infrastructure proposal unveiled last month, a top federal transportation official said March 16.

March 20, 2018
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Toyota Pauses Robot-Car Program Citing Drivers鈥 Emotional Toll

Toyota Motor Corp. has halted tests of its 鈥淐hauffeur鈥 autonomous driving system on U.S. public roads after a Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle operating in autonomous mode under the supervision of a human safety driver struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on March 18.

March 20, 2018

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