Autonomous, New Technology Merit NTSB’s Attention, Nominee Tells Senate Panel
The National Transportation Safety Board needs to ensure technical skills are available and staff expertise is maintained to address concerns related to autonomous vehicles and new technology, nominee Thomas Chapman told a Senate panel Dec. 11.
December 13, 2019California Considers Requiring Zero-Emission Truck Sales
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The country’s most populous state could become the first to require a portion of new truck sales be electric or “zero emission” vehicles as California grapples with how to clean up its worst-in-the nation air quality.
December 13, 2019FCC Approves Proposal to Proceed With 5.9 GHz Changes
WASHINGTON — Despite opposition from leading transportation groups, the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 12 unanimously moved to proceed with a proposal that would devote a significant aspect of auto safety airwaves to broadband uses, with a remainder for a new cellular connected-vehicle technology.
December 12, 2019Ford Adding to Austin Self-Driving Car Operation
Ford Motor Co. is adding to its self-driving car testing operation in Austin, Texas, saying Dec. 11 it has secured two pieces of real estate that will be central to the project.
December 12, 2019FMCSA Issues Final Rule for States to Comply With Clearinghouse Requirements
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 12 a final rule extending by three years the date for state driver's licensing agencies to comply with certain Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse requirements.
December 12, 2019As Deliveries Grow in NYC, So Do Tensions With Tech
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dislikes autonomous delivery robots and he is not shy about saying so, even as the city’s planners and trucking officials work together on ways to deliver much more freight to the nation’s largest city.
December 12, 2019San Francisco Wants to Require Permits for Transportation Tech Testing
SAN FRANCISCO — Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are now requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public.
December 11, 2019Audit Finds Proposed EPA Glider Rule Repeal Skipped Legal, Health Analyses
A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General determined that former agency Administrator Scott Pruitt failed to follow legal and public health safeguards in 2017 when he proposed to repeal an Obama-era regulation limiting the number of glider trucks that could be manufactured annually.
December 11, 2019Barclays: Uber, Lyft ‘Well Positioned’ to Turn a Profit
A new analysis by Barclays Capital of about 2.4 billion taxi and ride-hailing trips in New York City addresses the biggest question investors have about Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. When will they turn a profit?
December 10, 2019NACFE Report Predicts Multiple Fuels Will Give Way to Battery-Electric
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency forecasts commercial battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell trucks will be capable of lower total cost of ownership, compared with baseline diesel trucks, in the 2030 time frame.
December 10, 2019