Technology
Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.
Nikola’s Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders
The executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is under siege from skeptics of the company he started in 2014 with the goal of revolutionizing the trucking industry.
June 12, 2020Solving a $1B Problem with Cargo Image Capture
A picture is worth 1,000 words; in our industry, it’s worth countless dollars. How many times have you wished for eyes inside your trailer when you’re managing detention? How many times have you sent for a trailer, to find it’s still loaded? New cargo imaging technology tackles a $1B problem.
June 11, 2020Kodiak Offers First Inside Look at Safety Assessment
Kodiak Robotics Inc. recently made its 350th commercial delivery and detailed how it is approaching the challenge of providing its longhaul trucks with self-driving technology.
Satellite Firm Develops Long-Distance System for Delivery Drones
Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. says it has found a way to safely fly civil drones over long distances, a step that may help pave the way for mass adoption by industries from transportation to energy and infrastructure.
German Government Agrees on National Hydrogen Strategy
The German government agreed June 10 on a long-term strategy for increasing production and use of hydrogen as part of a plan to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Tesla’s Elon Musk: ‘Time to Go All Out’ on Semi Production
CEO Elon Musk sent an email to Tesla employees before the market opened June 10 declaring that it is “time to go all out” and put Tesla’s Semi into volume production.
Infrastructure Stakeholders Press Senators for Testing, PPE Priority
A coalition that includes freight stakeholders and myriad transportation interests is calling on senators to advance legislation that would prioritize testing for critical infrastructure workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHBC Names Bill Zobel Executive Director
The California Hydrogen Business Council announced the appointment of Bill Zobel as its executive director.
June 9, 2020Nikola Gets Valued at $34 Billion Before Gain Is Wiped Out
Tesla Inc. shares are at an all-time high. Hertz Global Holdings Inc.’s are well above where they were before the company went bankrupt. But no stock in the automotive sector is a better indication of equity-market exuberance than Nikola Corp.
Tesla Hails Air-Quality Effects of Shutdowns Elon Musk Called ‘Fascist’
Tesla Inc. said the drop in pollution during coronavirus-related shutdowns could embolden governments that already have been making plans to eventually ban vehicles that run on fossil fuels.