Walmart Accelerates Self-Driving Delivery
At the moment, the future of transportation is at the Walmart on Regional Airport Boulevard in Bentonville, Ark.
November 8, 2021Embark Extends Partnership With Luminar
Autonomous truck software developer Embark Trucks Inc. announced a partnership with Luminar Technologies Inc. to equip Embark’s truck fleet with Luminar’s long-range lidar.
November 5, 2021UPS, TuSimple Expand Partnership
UPS and TuSimple plan to expand their relationship by adding routes where TuSimple will move cargo in autonomous Class 8 trucks in the southeastern and western U.S.
November 4, 2021AV Sensor Startup Spartan Radar Raises $15 Million
Spartan Radar, a developer of sensor technology for automated vehicles, raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Prime Movers Lab.
November 3, 2021Elon Musk, Autopilot Critic Sought as Witnesses in Tesla Crash Trial
The first trial to determine whether Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot technology led to a fatal car crash may require jurors to weigh testimony from founder Elon Musk against criticism of the driver-assistance system by Mary “Missy” Cummings, a U.S. government safety adviser.
November 3, 2021Hertz Teams With Uber, Carvana in Electric Shift
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., fresh off a blockbuster order for 100,000 Teslas, reached an exclusive agreement to supply Uber drivers with electric vehicles and signed up Carvana Co. to dispose of rental cars it no longer wants.
October 27, 2021Current Driver-Assist Tech Effective, Experts Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Driver-assist technologies that are already widely available on the commercial truck market have demonstrated that they can prevent crashes, save lives and reduce litigation-related costs, a group of industry experts said.
October 27, 2021Tesla Becomes Lowest-Revenue Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Value
Tesla Inc. has joined the trillion-dollar-valuation club as the member with the lowest revenue.
October 26, 2021NTSB Wants Tesla to Limit Where Autopilot Can Operate
DETROIT — The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention.
October 25, 2021Volvo Trucks Outlines Next Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transport Vision
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks is ramping up sales and deliveries of battery-electric trucks while also reducing carbon emissions within its own facilities and supply chain in North America as part of its global efforts to improve environmental sustainability.
October 24, 2021