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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.

Technology, Safety

Improve Safety For Your Entire Fleet With Video Technology

Fleets using independent contractors (owner-operators) sometimes believe they must choose between deploying the safety technologies and minimizing the risks of employment classification challenges. In this webinar, we’ll discuss ways that some fleets have found to do both. Trucking and legal experts will explain how fleets with independent contractors can rethink their traditional views on technology based safety programs.

September 5, 2019
Technology

How to Supercharge Your Driver Training

The importance of driver training must not be underestimated. In this MiX Telematics white paper we discuss why it’s so vital, the roots of effective learning and how to combine psychology with telematics to get optimal training results.

September 5, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Autopilot Is Found Partly to Blame for 2018 Freeway Crash

U.S. transportation safety investigators found Tesla Inc.’s design of its automated driver-assist system was partly to blame for a crash in which an inattentive driver slammed into a fire truck parked on a freeway near Los Angeles in 2018.

Alan Levin and Ryan Beene | Bloomberg News
September 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel

Porsche Unveils Its First Electric Car

Porsche picked Niagara Falls, a Chinese wind farm and a solar site in Germany to unveil its first all-electric sports car, underscoring the new Taycan’s central role in turning parent Volkswagen AG into the world’s leading seller of battery-powered vehicles.

Christoph Rauwald | Bloomberg News
September 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

TomTom Maps Out Revamp With Bet on Self-Driving Cars

Once a household name for its satellite navigation for cars, TomTom NV has taken a backseat in recent years as smartphones, loaded with apps such as Google maps, surged in popularity.

Natalia Drozdiak | Bloomberg News
September 4, 2019
Business, Technology

Volvo Trucks Debuts Service Through Noregon Partnerships

Volvo Trucks has introduced a “dynamic” maintenance service through its ongoing partnership with Noregon Systems Inc., an internet of things company that specializes in connected-vehicle solutions.

September 3, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Driver Seen Gazing Down Before 2018 Crash on Autopilot

The driver of a Tesla Inc. car that slammed into a fire truck in Southern California last year was looking down at what appeared to be a mobile phone while the car’s Autopilot feature was engaged, according to a witness report and other data released by investigators.

Alan Levin and Ryan Beene | Bloomberg News
September 3, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

CNH Industrial to Invest $250 Million in Nikola Motor Co.

Startup truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. has secured a commitment of $250 million in funding from CNH Industrial N.V. — a leader in natural gas-powered trucks and buses and the parent company of Iveco trucks — in a move designed to accelerate the use of heavy-duty trucks that use battery-electric and fuel cell technologies in North America and Europe.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 3, 2019
Business, Technology

Uber of Trucks Reshapes Nigeria’s Haulage Market

An Uber-like app for trucks is making it easier and cheaper for firms to move goods in Africa’s most populous nation.

September 3, 2019
Business, Technology

Tesla’s ‘Low-Controversy Execution’ Earns Praise From Analyst

Tesla Inc.’s recent progress in a few key initiatives while showing increased efficiency in fulfilling its global order book — all in a relatively quiet manner — is music to the ears of one analyst.

Esha Dey | Bloomberg News
September 3, 2019