AI, telematics adoption increases as fleets prioritize savings, efficiency, safety

As fleets work on improving safety, offset inflation and make better data-driven decisions, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and telematics are now becoming an integral part of…

Harbinger acquires Phantom AI, bringing advanced driver-assistance tech to medium-duty trucks

Electric truck manufacturer Harbinger is expanding into autonomous and software-driven vehicle technologies with the acquisition of autonomous driving company Phantom AI, a move the company says will accelerate the rollout…

Bot Auto to begin driverless freight operations with Ryan Transportation

Autonomous truck maker Bot Auto says its driverless trucks offer a new capacity option for brokers, and is proving so through a new partnership with Ryan Transportation. Ryan and Bot…

Freightliner, Western Star vocational trucks gain 360-degree exterior camera system

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) announced that factory production has started for its Exterior Camera System, a new visibility solution designed to help operators and drivers navigate complex operating environments,…

Torc testing autonomous trucks in Michigan

Torc has announced it’s now testing autonomous trucks on public roads in Michigan. The Daimler Truck subsidiary is testing its autonomous technology installed in a Freightliner Cascadia and expanding its…

Fleetworthy consolidates its brands under single platform

Fleetworthy announced the unification of its Bestpass, Drivewyze and CPSuite brands under a single Fleetworthy brand, a step toward a more cohesive fleet-readiness experience, the company said. The move transitions…

Kodiak taps HAAS Alert for real-time safety alerts

Kodiak AI is running HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud digital alerting system to warn motorists in real-time of information related to driverless truck breakdowns or stoppages. Safety Cloud sends digital alerts…

Geotab rolls out new hardware, AI tools to expand its fleet intelligence platform

Geotab is expanding its hardware and AI portfolio with a series of product launches aimed at turning telematics data into more actionable fleet intelligence. Announced at Geotab Connect 2026 in…

Georgia DOT to lead initiative on connected-vehicle technologies

The Georgia Department of Transportation has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration to lead a collaborative interstate initiative to advance connected-vehicle technologies. The “Vehicle to Everything Pooled Fund Study”…

Geotab CEO says AI turning telematics into core fleet infrastructure

Some fleets are walking away from certain trucks — not because of fuel economy or service costs — but because the telematics systems behind them are not robust enough, Geotab…

Aurora expands driverless routes across Southern United States

Autonomous trucking developer Aurora says it has tripled its driverless network to 10 routes and is planning to expand across the U.S. Sun Belt. This, as it rolls out a…

NuPort puts autonomous trucks through paces in Quebec forests

Autonomous trucking company NuPort says it has completed forestry sector testing with FPInnovations and other partners in Quebec. It says forestry is one of the industry sectors that has the…

Companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated

The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon is that it wasn’t a failure to get on board with the company’s artificial intelligence…

Samsara touts Canadian growth, initiatives

Samsara says it has taken steps to deepen its investment in Canada, storing data locally, fulfilling orders domestically and growing its market presence in the country. This comes as the…

MicroVision acquires assets of bankrupt lidar supplier Luminar

MicroVision, maker of lidar for autonomous and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) applications, has won a bid for Luminar under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in a move that says it…