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Senate Panel to Examine Self-Driving Trucks

Trucking executives and industry observers will lead a discussion on self-driving trucks at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Sept. 13.

September 8, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Automated Steering Is Next Step

Automated steering capabilities are coming soon to commercial vehicles, suppliers of truck steering systems said.

September 8, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Big Changes Seen in Truck, Bus Design

California is the 鈥渋ncubator鈥 for commercial vehicle innovation that will spread throughout the nation, generating a wave of new powertrains and driver-assistance technologies designed to decrease truck emissions and increase safety and freight efficiency, a vehicle engineering consultant said.

August 31, 2017
Perspective

Opinion: Why Autonomous Trucks Won鈥檛 Cost Jobs Anytime Soon

With all the media buzz about autonomous vehicles, it was only a matter of time before autonomous trucks became part of the hype cycle. Take autonomous trucks one step further and some are already predicting job losses in transportation.

August 28, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Wyoming Plans to Test Connected Vehicle Technology on Trucks

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to test connected vehicle technology in trucks and government vehicles along Interstate 80 to reduce the number of accidents that occur during the state鈥檚 treacherous winter months.

August 22, 2017
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House Panel Approves Self-Driving Measure That Pre-empts State Regulations

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection unanimously approved a legislative markup July 19 to advance self-driving vehicle technology. Navigating the autonomous vehicle landscape has been difficult because of the traditional boundaries it breaks.

July 24, 2017
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

City of Albuquerque Extends Opens Arms to Self-Driving Vehicles

Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry sent a strong message to companies developing and testing driverless technology that his city is opening its arms to them.

July 10, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Waymo Drops Most Patent Claims in Autonomous Tech Fight With Uber

Waymo dropped three of four patent-infringement claims in its lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. over the startup鈥檚 autonomous vehicle program.

July 7, 2017
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These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Reconfigure Their Jobs

Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them 鈥渢he talk.鈥

June 26, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Regulators Scramble to Stay Ahead of Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars are only starting to navigate the nation鈥檚 streets, but regulators are scrambling to catch up.

June 26, 2017