Autonomous
Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.
Waymo Drops Most Patent Claims in Autonomous Tech Fight With Uber
Waymo dropped three of four patent-infringement claims in its lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. over the startup’s autonomous vehicle program.
July 7, 2017In Break From Otto, Uber Upgrades Lidar to Third-Party, Off-the-Shelf System
Uber has upgraded its trucks to its Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) technology stack, and they are driving on freeways around San Francisco.
Congress, Trump Administration Finalizing Guidelines for Automated Vehicles
New guidelines for manufacturers, transportation agencies, and industry executives on the development and deployment of automated technology will be unveiled as early as this fall on Capitol Hill and at the U.S. Department of Transportation, lawmakers and senior administration officials announced recently.
Trucking and Technology: Midyear Review and Look Ahead
TT Managing Editor Lorrie Grant and Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger take a midyear look at trucking and technology, and discuss the upcoming ELD mandate, autonomous driving developments and more. (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)
July 3, 2017Uber Denies It Knew About Copied Data in Waymo Secrets Suit
Uber Technologies Inc. said it didn’t know about the alleged theft of proprietary information from Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit by an executive until Waymo filed a lawsuit in February.
For One Spanish Company, the Autonomous Future Is Forklifts
In Burgos, a province in central Spain better known for archaeological digs and blood-sausages than for innovation, engineer Veronica Pascual is building automated vehicles. Not cars, though, but forklifts, stackers and pallet trucks.
June 30, 2017These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Reconfigure Their Jobs
Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them “the talk.”
House Committee to Meet on Driverless Vehicle Legislation June 27
Measures meant to assist companies with the deployment of driverless vehicles will be considered by a House panel on June 27.
Europe’s Truck Makers Offer Detailed Timeline to Run Truck Platoons Before 2025, Scania Says
Truck maker Scania said Europe’s truck manufacturers have presented a detailed timeline of steps leading up to the introduction of convoys of semi-automated trucks on Europe’s motorways before 2025. At the same time, similar U.S. efforts are emerging.
Autonomous Vehicles in Nevada Roll Forward With New Legislation
Nevada displayed its dedication to refining autonomous vehicles, with the passage of and signing of Assembly Bill 69, industry officials said.