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.
US Reportedly Moves to Ban China Software in Autonomous Cars
The U.S. may propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles in coming weeks amid security concerns, according to Reuters.
Tesla in Fatal Washington Crash Was Using Self-Driving System
DETROIT — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system.
Tesla Tester Nearly Crashes While Using ‘Full Self-Driving’
A Truist Securities analyst with a hold rating on Tesla’s stock wrote that he narrowly avoided a crash when he test-drove one of the carmaker’s vehicles and used its driver-assistance system.
Aurora, Waymo Seek Alternative to Roadside Warning Triangles
Drivers whose trucks are sidelined along a busy highway with service issues have for decades been required to place warning triangles behind the trailer to alert oncoming traffic.
GM’s Cruise Targets Resumption of Driverless Rides This Year
Cruise is targeting a return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and possibly charging fares by early 2025, said people familiar with the matter.
Atlas Energy to Deploy Self-Driving Trucks for Fracking Sand
Atlas Energy plans to deploy self-driving trucks developed by Kodiak Robotics for delivery of fracking sand to Permian Basin oil and natural gas wells in Texas beginning in early 2025.
Tesla's Second-Quarter Profit Falls 45% to $1.48 Billion
DETROIT — Tesla’s second-quarter net income fell 45% compared with a year ago as the company’s global electric vehicle sales tumbled despite price cuts and low-interest financing.
C.H. Robinson Launches AI-Leveraged Load-Matching Platform
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. launched a new load-matching platform aimed at helping carriers improve efficiency, the company announced July 18.
FMCSA, NHTSA Delay Posting of Significant Rulemakings
Regulators are delaying until 2025 a supplemental heavy-duty truck speed limiter proposed rule, an automatic emergency braking final rule and a proposed new truck driver seizure standard.
California Awards $27 Million to Container Ports
California’s business and economic development office has awarded $27 million to fund 10 projects at its five container ports to improve data systems and interoperability.