Upgrades Available for Detroit DD13 Engine
Detroit, a unit of Daimler Truck North America, announced its Detroit DD13 engine is now available with new features and power ratings focused on efficiency, robustness and thermal management, as well as with standard connected-vehicle services.
May 28, 2021Stellantis Considers Battery-Manufacturing Investment in Italy
Italy’s government is in talks with Stellantis NV, the carmaker formed by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group, about investing in electric-vehicle battery manufacturing in the country, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 28, 2021Analysts Expect Electric F-150 to Capture Commercial Sales
Commercial buyers will be among the fastest adopters of electric pickup trucks like the Ford F-150 Lightning that will go on sale next year, according to industry analysts.
May 28, 2021Safety Ratings Yanked After Tesla Pulls Radar From Two Models
DETROIT — Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped using radar on its safety systems.
May 28, 2021Ford: Electric Vehicles to Be 40% of Global Sales by 2030
Ford expects 40% of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it’s spending to develop them.
May 28, 2021Biden to Meet GOP Next Week on Infrastructure After Latest Offer
President Joe Biden plans to meet with Republicans next week after a group of GOP senators pitched a fresh offer on a major new infrastructure plan that still left them over $1 trillion short of the White House’s latest proposal.
May 27, 2021Aurora Expands Autonomous Trucking Tests in Texas
Autonomous vehicle technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. said it plans to expand testing throughout Texas as it works toward commercializing self-driving trucks.
May 27, 2021GOP Offers $928B on Infrastructure, Funded With COVID Aid
Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal May 27 that would tap unused coronavirus aid, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending.
May 27, 2021Rivian Hires Former Waymo CFO Gerard Dwyer
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon .com Inc., has hired a former finance chief from Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving arm Waymo.
May 27, 2021Low power, high visibility: Seamless outdoor and indoor asset tracking
Real-time visibility of assets can save you money. And new solutions have removed the cost and technical barriers that once prevented companies from getting this visibility. Actility and HERE Technologies demonstrate how to achieve more transparency, efficiency and savings with low-power asset tracking.
May 27, 2021