Keyword
automation
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Volvo says automation won’t displace drivers
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 this area. Volvo says the rapid advancement of automation can…
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FMCSA to host listening session on autonomous trucks
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 Apr. 24 from 9:30 a.m. till noon EST. The session…
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Could trucking costs decrease by a buck a mile by 2030? FTR thinks so
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 dollar per mile within the next 15 years. Speaking on a Webinar…
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Navistar helps launch University of Michigan’s MCity test site for connected vehicles
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 a 32-acre simulated urban and suburban environment featuring a network…
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WHAT NEXT? TRAILERS THAT CAN DRIVE THEMSELVES? VOLVO THINKS SO.
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 idea of a ‘smart’ trailer that can operate independently of…
