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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.

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Musk Asks Judge to End SEC Oversight of His Tesla Tweets

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk asked a judge to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s oversight of his Twitter posts under a 2018 agreement because he claims it is being used to “trample” his free speech rights.

Bob Van Voris | Bloomberg News
March 8, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Automated Truck Developers Discuss Path to Commercialization

ORLANDO, Fla. — Several developers of automated driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks provided an update on their on-road testing and commercialization plans at the Technology & Maintenance Council 2022 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
March 7, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Mobileye Files for IPO

Intel Corp. said its Mobileye self-driving car business has filed confidentially for an initial public offering.

Molly Schuetz | Bloomberg News
March 7, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

TuSimple Initiates Planned Leadership Succession

Autonomous truck technology developer TuSimple announced co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Xiaodi Hou will succeed Cheng Lu as CEO and Mo Chen as company chairman, effective immediately.

March 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Honda, Sony Join Forces on New Electric Vehicle

Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. agreed to establish a joint venture this year to start selling an electric vehicle by 2025, both sides said March 4.

Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press
March 4, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel, Autonomous

Musk Invites UAW to Hold Organizing Vote at Factory

DETROIT — Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, Calif.

March 3, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Waymo, Cruise Set Pace in Electrifying Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles are mostly electric so far. That’s one of the main conclusions of BloombergNEF’s just-published annual report analyzing the state of AV testing programs in the U.S. and China.

Colin McKerracher | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

GM’s Cruise Names Interim CEO Vogt Full-Time Chief

Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle company that is majority-owned by General Motors Co., named founder Kyle Vogt its full-time chief executive officer.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
February 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Embark Partners With Alterra on Transfer Points

Autonomous truck software developer Embark Trucks Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Alterra Property Group, a real estate investment company focused on industrial outdoor storage properties, to identify and launch transfer-point sites across the Sunbelt.

February 28, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

TMC to Tackle Electrification in First Annual Meeting Since 2020

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council plans to focus its annual meeting on electrifying performance in maintenance management.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 24, 2022