Self-Driving Startup Argo Completes $2.6 Billion Tie-Up With VW
Argo AI, the self-driving startup tightly aligned with Ford Motor Co., completed an expected tie-up with Volkswagen AG involving a $2.6 billion investment from the German automaker.
June 2, 2020ZF Forms New Division After Closing Wabco Acquisition
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has completed the acquisition of commercial vehicle technology supplier Wabco Holdings Inc., which will become ZF’s commercial-vehicle control systems division.
June 2, 2020Zipline Medical Drones Begin Flying in the US
On May 22, before Memorial Day, a six-foot long, red-and-white drone took off from a field in Kannapolis, N.C., flew 15 miles west over suburban Charlotte to Novant Health’s Huntersville Medical Center, and dropped a box of protective masks in a designated spot next to the parking lot.
May 27, 2020Amazon Buying Zoox May Save $20 Billion, Put Tesla on Its Heels
Amazon .com Inc.’s talks to buy driverless vehicle startup Zoox Inc. has analysts speculating the deal could save the e-commerce giant tens of billions a year and put auto, parcel and ride-booking companies on their heels.
May 27, 2020California Becomes Epicenter of Emerging Truck Technology
With its emissions mandates, tough labor laws, inspection requirements and extensive regulations, California has become both a difficult and expensive environment for trucking.
May 22, 2020NHTSA Lets Self-Driving Shuttle Resume Carrying People
A self-driving shuttle service that was ordered to stop carrying passengers in February has been cleared to resume operations with new safety precautions.
May 21, 2020Trump Transportation Nominees Finch Fulton, Diana Furchtgott-Roth Advance to Senate Floor
Nominees for senior-level posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation were approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on May 20.
May 20, 2020Honeywell Proposes Technology-Led Future for Flight Safety
Honeywell International Inc. has been thinking about what it will take to coax people back onto airplanes. A virus-killing robot that can patrol empty aisles between flights, zapping out ultraviolet light, makes a good start.
May 20, 2020Delivery Robot Operators Adjust to Home Environment
Peter Daniels is one of the millions of Americans working from home because of the coronavirus, and he watches delivery robots as they roll along sidewalks 350 miles away.
May 20, 2020Americans Still Skeptical of Self-Driving Cars, Poll Shows
Nearly half of Americans say they would not get in a self-driving taxi, according to a poll commissioned by the advocacy group Partners for Automated Vehicle Education.
May 19, 2020