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GovernmentTechnologySafety

Wyoming Helps Navigational Apps Improve Road Closure Data

Wyoming is sharing road closure data directly with Google and other navigation companies to save lives when Interstate 80 travelers find themselves stranded in bad weather.

April 12, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTop 100

A Year to Forget for Third-Party Logistics Providers

2023 was a generally downtrodden year for 3PLs, with plummeting transportation rates and shippers focused on right-sizing inventories and reducing logistics costs.

April 12, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

3PLs Persevere Through Down Freight Market, TIA Leaders Say

PHOENIX — Third-party logistics providers have persevered through a tough freight market while taking action to stem a rising tide of fraud, 3PL industry leaders said. 

April 12, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Samsung to Unveil $44 Billion Chip Push as Soon as Next Week

Samsung is preparing to take the wraps off a $44 billion investment in U.S. chipmaking as soon as next week, a signature project in Washington’s effort to bring production back.

April 12, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Ford Cuts Price of F-150 Lightning Pickup

Ford slashed prices of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck by as much as 7.5% as the automaker prepares to resume deliveries this month following a halt this year over a quality issue.

April 11, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Self-Driving Startup Wayve Expands to Vancouver

British autonomous driving startup Wayve Technologies Ltd. is opening a research center in Vancouver, adding its second location in North America to accelerate its growth.

April 11, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

World of Volvo Debuts in OEM’s 91ÊÓÆµtown

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Executives from Volvo Trucks and Volvo Cars lifted the veil on the new World of Volvo city center, offering a glimpse of the company's vision for the future.

April 10, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelTCA

Obscure Energy Calculation Could Speed Up EV Future

WASHINGTON — Overshadowed by the tailpipe emissions rule, the Department of Energy finalized changes to a calculation that could impact automakers’ ability to sell gas-powered vehicles.

April 9, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Cruise to Resume Testing Its Robotaxi Service in Phoenix

Cruise is preparing to resume testing its robotaxis with safety drivers in Phoenix, marking an important step in its attempts to resume service after grounding its fleet last year.

April 9, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Tesla Settles Suit Over Death in Crash Involving Autopilot

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Tesla has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash while relying on the company’s semi-autonomous driving software.

April 9, 2024

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