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Diesel Inches Up 0.4垄 to $3.07 Per Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 0.4 cent to $3.07 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 2.

December 2, 2019

NHTSA Extends Comment Window on Draft Test Procedures for ADAS

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is extending the comment period for members of the public to offer feedback on draft research test procedures to assess certain types of advanced driver assistance systems.

November 22, 2019

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Announces Partnership With Mobileye

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced a partnership with the autonomous vehicle technology company Mobileye to create a pilot program focused on advanced driving systems.

November 22, 2019

Senate Panel Says NHTSA Lax on Autonomous Regulation

WASHINGTON 鈥 The nation鈥檚 road-safety regulator is under fire again for what critics call lax oversight of tests involving autonomous vehicles.

November 21, 2019

Congressional Policymakers Drafting Autonomous Vehicles Bill

WASHINGTON 鈥 Long-awaited legislation that would set a federal regulatory framework for automated vehicles is being drafted by transportation leaders in Congress, the chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdiction over freight affairs confirmed Nov. 20.

November 20, 2019

Automation Debate Across Trucking Industry Lingers, Lawmakers Say

WASHINGTON 鈥 Federal policymakers seek to reassure truckers about their future in the labor force as they acknowledge the need to adapt to a new landscape amid advancements in automation.

November 20, 2019

NTSB Calls Uber鈥檚 Fatal Crash a Lesson for All Automated Vehicle Testing

A 2018 fatal pedestrian crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. automated vehicle in Arizona indicates that the challenges of self-driving vehicle operations have not yet been solved, and underscores a lack of sufficient federal and state oversight of developmental automated vehicle testing, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said at a Nov. 19 hearing in Washington.

November 19, 2019

NTSB Slams Uber Self-Driving Car Unit鈥檚 Safety Culture

Uber Technologies Inc.鈥檚 self-driving vehicle unit lacked an effective safety culture at the time when one of its test vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., in 2018, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said Nov. 19.

November 19, 2019

Daimler Rolls Back Autonomous Taxi Plan, Focuses on Trucks

Daimler chairman Ola Kaellenius recently announced that the company was taking a 鈥渞eality check鈥 on autonomous taxis and focusing on self-driving longhaul trucks instead.

November 18, 2019

As L.A. Ports Automate, Some Workers Are Cheering On Robots

The arrival of robots at the Port of Los Angeles is exposing a stark economic divide between two sets of Southern California workers.

November 7, 2019