Robots Intended to Reduce Cost of ‘Last-Mile’ Deliveries
Robby Technologies is one of three companies that have reached out to the city of Mountain View, Calif., for permission to test robots there.
September 5, 2017Commerce Department: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Will Create Winners and Losers in Transport Industries
Workers in the trucking and other industries that move people and goods could find themselves squeezed out of those jobs by the rise of self-driving trucks.
September 5, 2017Google, Waymo Officially Separated by Creation of XXVI Holdings Inc.
Alphabet Inc. is forming a new holding company, XXVI Holdings Inc., designed to finalize its evolution from Google into a corporate parent with distinct arms in far-flung fields like health care and self-driving cars.
September 1, 2017Big Changes Seen in Truck, Bus Design
California is the “incubator” for commercial vehicle innovation that will spread throughout the nation, generating a wave of new powertrains and driver-assistance technologies designed to decrease truck emissions and increase safety and freight efficiency, a vehicle engineering consultant said.
August 31, 2017Britain to Test Part-Driverless Platoons of Trucks
Britain is set to conduct road trials of self-driving trucks, involving a “platoon” of vehicles controlled by a driver in the front.
August 30, 2017Wabco, Nexteer Sign Long-Term Cooperation Agreement
Wabco Holdings Inc. signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Nexteer Automotive, a provider of intuitive motion control, as it prepares for the advent of self-driving commercial vehicles, according to the company.
August 30, 2017Daimler Sets Up Silicon Valley ‘Shark Tank’ to Take Company into the Future
Facing a future in which private car ownership may fade, Daimler is ramping up efforts to create new products and services — even business models.
August 29, 2017Delivery Without Drivers: Domino’s, Ford Team Up for Test
No ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip for the driver? No problem in this test, where Domino’s and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza delivered by driverless cars.
August 29, 2017Federal Regulators Tout Autonomous Technology in Policy Update
U.S. Department of Transportation leaders reaffirmed their commitment to ensure the adoption and implementation of automated technologies across transportation modes, the agency indicated in a new policy document.
August 28, 2017Autonomous Transportation Committee Stalls Under Trump
A federal committee created to work on autonomous transportation hasn’t moved an inch under President Donald Trump.
August 28, 2017