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Trucking industry veteran Lior Ron is joining autonomous technology company Waabi to help scale the commercial deployment of driverless trucks, the company announced Aug. 12.

The deal is part of Echo’s ongoing strategy to scale its managed transportation business through targeted acquisitions, adding both operational capacity and regional coverage.

Greenlane plans to establish a second commercial electric vehicle charging corridor connecting Southern California to Phoenix via Interstate 10.

Daimler, International, Paccar and Volvo Group are suing the California Air Resources Board on grounds that federal actions vacated the state’s efforts to enforce its own emissions rules.

President Donald Trump on Aug. 11 extended a tariff truce with China for another 90 days through Nov. 10, stabilizing trade ties between the world’s two largest economies.

“We’re accelerating the development of autonomous driving technology capable of operating without active human oversight,” spokeswoman Chaiti Sen said in a statement.

The plan is part of what Farley called a “tremendous pivot” away from its earlier strategy of electrifying its largest models, which it largely abandoned a year ago.

The pending expiration of federal rebates sets the stage for a nationwide rush of EV buying before the $7,500 federal credit expires.

The lithium mine closure has spurred speculation that Beijing might move to suspend other projects as it tackles overcapacity across the economy.

The Trump administration had frozen the sale of some advanced chips to China earlier this year as trade tensions spiked between the world’s two largest economies.