Equipment Automation has its limits in trucking May 27, 2022 The automation of trucking is happening at a more rapid pace than I ever would’ve thought possible. When Daimler demonstrated its Mercedes-Benz Future Truck in Magdeburg, Germany, in 2014, it…
Equipment Torc Robotics tackling more complex driving scenarios in autonomous testing April 12, 2022 Daimler Truck says its independent subsidiary, Torc Robotics, is making significant progress towards automating trucking in the U.S. It has expanded testing in the U.S. to include surface streets, ramps,…
Supply Chain Gatik focused on automating the ‘middle mile’ April 7, 2021 Autonomous driving technology company Gatik has made a splash in recent months, first deploying the first autonomous delivery vehicles in Canada with Loblaw and then partnering with Isuzu to produce…
Regulations Disruption in the industry May 27, 2019 Panel discusses how innovation has impacted transportation sector
Technology Daimler abandons platooning to focus on automation January 7, 2019 Will be first to market with Level 2 autonomous truck
Mobile and IT Volvo says automation won’t displace drivers February 22, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) says its work towards automation will focus on safety and the driver, and it has created videos to highlight its efforts in…
Regulations FMCSA to host listening session on autonomous trucks April 17, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will host a public listening session on the topic of highly automated commercial vehicles. The session will take place…
Business Management Could trucking costs decrease by a buck a mile by 2030? FTR thinks so February 11, 2016 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On the same day Google made news for patenting a driverless delivery truck, industry forecaster FTR predicted trucking costs could decrease as much as a…
Business Management Navistar helps launch University of Michigan’s MCity test site for connected vehicles July 21, 2015 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Navistar International is one of several founding partners that yesterday launched the University of Michigan’s new MCity test site for connected and autonomous vehicles. MCity is…
Business Management WHAT NEXT? TRAILERS THAT CAN DRIVE THEMSELVES? VOLVO THINKS SO. May 26, 2015 Editorial director Lou Smyrlis attended a Volvo event in Newport, Rhode Island earlier this month, where technology was the theme. Among the futuristic concepts broached by Volvo executives was the…
