Alphabet Unit Leads $1 Billion Investment in Lyft
Alphabet Inc.’s investment arm, CapitalG, led a $1 billion investment in Lyft Inc. that values the ride-sharing startup at $11 billion, the ride-sharing startup said.
October 19, 2017Updates on Tax Reform, Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Shortage to Highlight MCE
Technology, tax reform and new initiatives to resolve the trucking industry’s persistent labor shortage will be front and center at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 18, 2017Alphabet to Pack its Digital City With Autonomous Delivery Vans
Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous vehicle technology will be a big part of its Toronto project to make urban life more Googley.
October 18, 2017Intel Proposes System to Make Self-Driving Cars Blameless
Intel Corp. has developed a system it says ensures that self-driving vehicles can’t cause accidents, an effort to reassure a skeptical public and help speed adoption of driverless cars on the road.
October 18, 2017GM President Dismisses Hype About $30 Billion Self-Driving Tech Spinoff
General Motors Co. shot down speculation that it’ll spin off its business units working on self-driving vehicles and car-sharing, which one analyst has estimated could be worth as much as $30 billion.
October 17, 2017One Network Adds Blockchain Option
One Network Enterprises launched a blockchain application called One Chain to allow companies to execute blockchain-backed processes with their trading partners.
October 17, 2017Anheuser-Busch Taps Seattle Trucking Startup Convoy to Transport Beer
Anheuser-Busch has signed a multi-year partnership with Seattle-based trucking startup Convoy to transport beer.
October 17, 2017Ohio Turnpike Commission Approves Communications System for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Alerts about traffic, weather, work zones and other conditions should start popping up early next year on the dashboards of digitally connected vehicles on 52 miles of the Ohio Turnpike near Cleveland.
October 17, 2017PeopleNet Offers Compliance-Only ELD Through ISE
Trucking technology firm PeopleNet is offering an electronic logging device designed to help small fleets comply with the upcoming ELD mandate.
October 17, 2017Instructional Technologies Introduces Automated Training System
Instructional Technologies Inc. has introduced an automated learning management system designed to help fleets manage driver training.
October 17, 2017