Self-driving cars will eventually hit the pavement in Minnesota, and state officials want our roads and laws to be ready.
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TT's Seth Clevenger, Michael Freeze and Keiron Greenhalgh break down what ACT Expo revealed about trucking's road to sustainability.Â
Drivers Would Pay Tax on Miles Traveled Under Lawmaker’s Plan
Drivers could pay a tax based on how many miles their vehicles travel under a plan being pushed by Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, who’s vying to become the powerful new chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
March 8, 2018Humans Slapped and Shouted at Robot Cars in Two of Six California DMV Crash Reports This Year
The human response to possible takeover by robot overlords is off to a troubling start. Of six crash reports involving robot cars filed in California so far this year, two involved a human approaching the car and attacking it.
March 6, 2018Self-Driving Firm Aurora Innovation Lands $90 Million Investment
Aurora Innovation’s 2018 is off to a booming start. The self-driving car company with offices in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley started the year announcing partnerships with Hyundai and Volkswagen.
February 28, 2018Ford is Arriving With a Solution to Miami’s Terrible Drivers: Eliminate Them
On Feb. 27, Ford announced it had chosen Miami-Dade to be the first large-scale test site of its self-driving vehicle fleet.
February 27, 2018Self-Driving Cars With No In-Vehicle Backup Driver Get OK for California Public Roads
Self-driving cars with no human backup behind the wheel will be legal on California roads for testing and transporting the public starting April 2.
February 27, 2018TuSimple Expands as It Readies Self-Driving Truck Technology
Though it will likely be a decade or more before commercial trucks roll down the road without human drivers, trucks with sophisticated, semi-autonomous driving systems will soon be on the street — with a person aboard to supervise.
February 26, 2018BNSF Announces $110 Million 2018 Capital Program in Oklahoma
BNSF Railway has announced its 2018 expenditure program in Oklahoma, which totals about $110 million.
February 22, 2018Washington, D.C., Dips Its Toe Into Self-Driving Cars
Washington, D.C., is preparing for a future with self-driving cars by inviting companies to test their autonomous vehicle technology in the District.
February 22, 2018Texas Official Wants Driverless Lanes on Interstate 35
Bexar County, Texas, Commissioner Kevin Wolff believes that a meeting he had last month in Washington with federal transportation officials could lead to construction of lanes for driverless automated vehicles on the Austin-San Antonio section of Interstate 35.
February 21, 2018