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Automation Could Kill 73 Million US Jobs by 2030

Automation could destroy as many as 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030, but economic growth, rising productivity and other forces could more than offset the losses, according to a new report by McKinsey Global Institute.

December 1, 2017

General Motors Says Self-Driving Taxi Fleets Coming in 2019

Big fleets of robot taxis — with no backup drivers — from General Motors could hit the streets of San Francisco and other cities in less than two years, the company said Nov. 30.

December 1, 2017

Navistar Ohio Union Fights Loss of State Truck Contract

Members of Springfield, Ohio's UAW Local 402 have started a letter-writing campaign to Ohio Gov. John Kasich and state lawmakers after Navistar lost its years-long hold on a contract to provide trucks for the Ohio Department of Transportation.

November 30, 2017

Ships Carrying 50,000 Containers Are on Horizon, Report Says

Container ships just keep getting bigger and bigger. Today’s top dog, the OOCL Hong Kong, can carry a mind-boggling 21,413 boxes – far more than the largest ship ever to call on the Port of Hampton Roads.

November 29, 2017

FedEx Adds Feeder Aircraft to Continue Fleet Upgrade

FedEx Express announced a major purchase of U.S.-assembled feeder aircraft Nov. 28 to continue a push to modernize its 659-aicraft fleet.

November 28, 2017

First New Hampshire Turnpike Toll Hike in 10 Years Proposed

A proposed 50% increase in turnpike tolls - the first systemwide hike in 10 years - would speed up existing reconstruction projects on Interstate 293 in Manchester, N.H., in Concord, N.H. and on the Seacoast; fund new projects; and eliminate the two ramp tolls at the F.E. Everett Turnpike exits in Merrimack, N.H. according to a new state report.

November 28, 2017

Are Electric-Hybrid Trucks the Answer to California Port Pollution Problem?

The sound — and smell — of thousands of idling trucks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could be fading if a new pilot project to convert them to part-time electric vehicles sticks.

November 22, 2017

Construction Begins on $42 Million Autonomous Vehicle Test Facility in Central Florida

When you think of autonomous cars, the city of Auburndale, Fla., doesn’t come to mind. All of that is expected to change in the coming years.

November 16, 2017

California Clears the Way for Testing of Fully Driverless Cars

At the beginning of the year, efforts to put driverless cars on California’s streets looked like they were careening.

November 16, 2017

Could Driverless Tech Mean Thousands of Trucking Jobs Lost? Probably Not

Truck driving — one of the most in-demand and stable jobs in Ohio — could face major changes as the industry develops new automated, driverless technology.

November 15, 2017