Legislation pertaining to self-driving vehicles would need to prioritize safety, and promote innovation, senators crafting the measure announced ahead of a hearing on the matter.
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Uber CEO to Take Leave, Diminished Role After Workplace Scandals
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Travis Kalanick told staff he plans to take a leave of absence, without disclosing a return date. The company will strip him of some duties and appoint an independent chair to limit his influence after a slew of scandals, according to an advance copy of a report prepared for the board.
June 13, 2017Volvo Develops Self-Steering Truck for Farm Use
Volvo Trucks developed a self-steering truck to assist Brazilian sugar-cane growers in harvesting their crops.
June 8, 2017Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'The Race to Automated Driving'
Today's LiveOnWeb program gets you up to speed on the latest developments in automated driving technologies for commercial trucks. Our guests were ATA President and CEO Chris Spear and consultant Richard Bishop. TT's Seth Clevenger hosts. Watch the replay.
June 15, 2017How a Technological 'Tsunami' Is Shaking Up the Supply Chain Industry
Technological advances are hitting the industry like a giant wave, Paul Dittmann, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, said.
June 8, 2017Waymo Working on Self-Driving Truck
Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is working on developing self-driving trucks, the company said June 1.
June 2, 2017Japan to Finalize Strategy for Self-Driving Trucks, Delivery Drones
TOKYO — Japan aims to finalize on June 9 plans to allow package delivery by drone sometime around 2020 and the commercialization of self-driving trucks by 2022, as it scrambles to breathe new life into its corporate sector, sources told Reuters.
May 31, 2017Smarter Cars Paving the Way for Robot Vehicles
Advanced driver-assistance features increasingly are embedded in cars you can find parked in dealers’ lots. Luxury makers such as Tesla and Mercedes-Benz began including them a few years ago, but now they have trickled down to many mass-market models, sometimes as options, sometimes standard.
May 26, 2017Uber Launches Freight App, Extends Reach Into Trucking
After surging to prominence with its ride-hailing app for car passengers, Uber Technologies Inc. is targeting trucking as its next big venture.
May 22, 2017Uber Threatens to Fire Anthony Levandowski
Uber Technologies Inc. threatened to fire the man at the center of its legal battle with Alphabet Inc., telling its top driverless technology engineer, Anthony Levandowski, to either deny taking files from his former employer or turn them over.
May 19, 2017