Tesla Inc. is finally ready to introduce its first all-electric heavy-duty truck. In the works for two years, it鈥檚 a project that鈥檚 aimed squarely at cleaning up the freight industry, which accounts for one-fifth of global oil demand.
November 16, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Cargo Thefts Drop Despite Storm-Driven Rise in Building Material Larceny
Cargo thefts in the United States and Canada declined in the third quarter, with total incidents falling 8% and total loss value dropping nearly 17% compared with the same period a year ago, according to CargoNet.
November 16, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
Security Experts Warn Truckers About Loadboard Scams, 鈥業nspired鈥 Terrorist Attacks
MEMPHIS, Tenn. 鈥 Technology and smart, hard-working criminals have combined to keep loadboard fraud rampant, according to a senior investigator with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
November 15, 2017GovernmentTechnologySafety
NTSB Urges Collision Avoidance Tech, Data Recorders in Trucks
WASHINGTON 鈥 Collision avoidance technology in trucks could improve the safety of operators and everyone else on the road, according to Rob Molloy, director of the National Transportation Safety Board鈥檚 Office of Highway Safety.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA
Could Driverless Tech Mean Thousands of Trucking Jobs Lost? Probably Not
Truck driving 鈥 one of the most in-demand and stable jobs in Ohio 鈥 could face major changes as the industry develops new automated, driverless technology.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Tesla-Partner Tencent Plans Its Own Driverless Technology
China鈥檚 Tencent Holdings has developed its own autonomous driving system, according to people familiar with the matter, becoming the latest technology player to dive into a crowded field that could become a $42 billion industry.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Waymo, Uber Squabble Over Ground Rules as Autonomous Vehicle Trade-Secrets Theft Trial Looms
What is a trade secret? That seemingly simple question dominated discussions Nov. 14 during a federal court hearing on Waymo vs. Uber, one of the last pretrial sessions before the case, which could shape the future of autonomous vehicles, heads to a jury on Dec 4.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous
Analysis: What Tesla's Big Rig Must Do to Seduce Truckers
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has promised to unveil an electric semi-truck on Nov. 16 that will drive like a sports car and beat its diesel counterpart in a tug of war. 鈥淭his will blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an alternate dimension,鈥 he wrote on Twitter this week. But none of that really matters.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Ryder Teams With Embark, Frigidaire for Autonomous Truck Test
Ryder System Inc. teamed with autonomous technology developer Embark and consumer products manufacturer Frigidaire to run a series of autonomous-driving technology tests in October, carrying Frigidaire refrigerators 650 miles at a time, the three partners said in a statement.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Uber Plans Self-Driving, Longhaul Trucks on the Road 鈥業n the Near Future鈥
Uber is working on a fleet of self-driving semi-trucks, but it won鈥檛 completely replace traditional drivers, the company said.
November 14, 2017