Smart Ports: When AI Takes Over Shipping
Artificial intelligence and machine learning for both automated container port management and trucks and ships is already in use or under development in a few key ways.
July 6, 2018Beijing Gives Boost to Driverless Cars
Self-driving vehicles have traveled safely for 26,000 kilometers (16,156 miles) in test areas in China’s capital city, according to Beijing Innovation Centre for Mobility Intelligence, a service provider of road tests for autonomous vehicles.
July 5, 2018Self-Driving Shuttle Bus Test to Begin This Year in Columbus, Ohio
Self-driving shuttle buses will be hauling riders around downtown Columbus later this year, a significant move as the city begins initiatives aimed at making it a “smart city” for transportation.
July 3, 2018Automated Ports Help Carriers Get in and Out of Facilities Faster
The development of self-driving trucks and how they might one day revolutionize the shipment of goods inland has been widely reported. However, while lower on the radar screen, automated container ports are increasingly available for use and already have begun to benefit motor carriers in several ways, industry experts said.
June 29, 2018Autonomous Guidance on Docket at July MCSAC Meetings
Autonomous technology will be among the topics to be examined at the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meetings scheduled for July 30-31, federal trucking regulators announced.
June 29, 2018FHWA Official Says Feds Are Giving Autonomous Technology Developers Latitude
Preparing for autonomous vehicles on American roads will mean more than getting used to being in a car without a steering wheel.
June 29, 2018Paccar Discusses Strong Market, New Equipment at Innovation Center
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The strength of the overall economy, helped especially by the healthy construction and housing markets as well as fleets’ desires to have late-model equipment to recruit and retain drivers, is bolstering sales for Peterbilt Motors Co.
June 29, 2018Kroger Counters Amazon With Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Plans
If your least favorite part of food shopping is the parking lot, take comfort: Driverless cars are coming to the grocery industry.
June 28, 2018Autonomous Vehicles Have Ability to Transform Society, Panelists Say
It’s not just hands-free driving that self-guided cars may bring into reality. Autonomous vehicles could unleash new technological and economic development on a level not seen since the dawn of the space age.
June 28, 2018Is Tesla’s Elon Musk Wrong About Lidar Technology?
Elon Musk has called lidar a crutch. The Tesla CEO believes he can build self-driving and semi-autonomous cars without relying on the technology, which uses lasers to help the cars map and navigate their surroundings.
June 27, 2018