In One Texas City, You Can Soon Request an Autonomous Vehicle on Demand
Autonomous vehicles are coming to another Dallas suburb.
August 22, 2018Transportation Nominees in Limbo During Senate’s August Session
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s move to keep the chamber in session for part of the August recess has focused on bills that would fund the government and not too much on a slew of high-profile transportation nominees.
August 22, 2018US Traffic Deaths Fell Slightly in First Half of Year
DETROIT — The number of people killed on U.S. roads fell slightly in the first half of 2018, but a top safety organization says it’s likely that there will be little change in the number of deaths from 2017 by the end of the year.
August 22, 2018FMCSA Plans to Continue to Reduce Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees in 2019, 2020
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a proposed rule that would continue to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees in 2019 and 2020, the agency said in an Aug. 21 Federal Register announcement.
August 22, 2018China Shipowners Stop Hauling Iranian Oil as US Sanctions Near
China’s shipowners are shunning Iran’s oil, while the OPEC producer is using its own tankers to supply top customers as impending U.S. sanctions threaten to disrupt global crude trade.
August 21, 2018FMCSA Seeks Industry Comment on Several Potential HOS Changes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials have issued a proposal that seeks comment on several possible changes to the agency’s hours-of-service rule, ranging from how to increase driver or workday time in adverse driving conditions to revising the current mandatory 30-minute driver break after eight hours of continuous driving.
August 21, 2018US Army Corps of Engineers Endorses Plan to Deepen Lower Mississippi River
A long-discussed plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River by another five feet to accommodate larger ships has won a critical endorsement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which foresees nearly $110 million in annual net economic benefits to the project.
August 21, 2018Will Frugal Chrysler Fiat Land Big Payoff in Driverless Sector?
When Waymo picks up its first paying customer in a driverless taxi later this year, the car doing the honors will be made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. Not the sensors and software — the futuristic technology that allows a robot to drive a minivan will be made by Waymo. The relatively boring minivan itself? That’s pretty much Fiat Chrysler’s only significant contribution to the race to develop autonomous vehicles.
August 21, 2018I-84 Widening Project in Connecticut Set to Open Ahead of Schedule
The Interstate 84 widening project in Waterbury, Conn., which has been going on since 2015, is on track to open one year ahead of schedule.
August 20, 2018BYD, Penske Join Task Force to Shape Charging Infrastructure
BYD America and Penske Truck Leasing separately announced they recently joined CharIN, a Berlin-based alliance that is leading a global effort to standardize electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.
August 20, 2018