Purdue, Penn State Receive Federal Funds for Truck Technology Research
Research projects at two universities designed to enhance truck platooning and improve maintenance of exhaust aftertreatment systems for trucks received $8 million in federal backing, the Department of Energy announced Nov. 2.
November 2, 2016SkyBitz Adds Solar-Powered Tracking Device
Telematics provider SkyBitz Inc. announced its new solar-powered Falcon GXT5000, the next generation of its asset-tracking products using 3G/4G cellular networks.
October 31, 2016Bendix Launches Driver Control Module Production at Mexican Plant
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said it has begun to produce driver control modules, or DCMs, built for Navistar Inc. on an advanced new assembly line at its Acuña, Mexico, manufacturing campus, in which it recently invested $4.6 million.
October 31, 2016Self-Driving Truck Delivers
In what it called the world’s first shipment by a self-driving truck, technology firm Otto announced Oct. 25 that one of its heavy-duty, semi-autonomous trucks assisted in a 133-mile delivery for Anheuser- Busch InBev.
October 31, 2016Trucking Industry’s Onboard Video Market Expands to Multicamera Deployments
Trucking’s onboard video market is expanding beyond cab cameras to capture a more complete view of what is happening around the vehicle.
October 31, 2016NHTSA Scared This Self-Driving Entrepreneur Off the Road
Self-driving cars are getting closer by the day, but they won’t be coming from hacking phenomenon George Hotz.
October 28, 2016Orders for Capital Goods Decline by Most Since February
Orders for U.S. business equipment fell in September by the most in seven months, indicating corporate investment is having trouble gaining traction.
October 27, 2016ATA President Chris Spear: Congress Is Better Forum for Autonomous Technology Discussions
WASHINGTON — The trucking industry’s chief representative on Oct. 26 called on Congress to take the lead on policy decisions regarding self-driving commercial technology.
October 26, 2016Advisory Panel Asks FMCSA to 'Get a Seat at the Table' on Autonomous Truck Issues
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee formally asked the agency to get “proactive and involved” with a Department of Transportation inter-agency group to get the commercial motor vehicle industry “a seat at the table” to work on the design, safety and regulatory aspects of autonomous trucks.
October 26, 2016Google Express Expands Across Southeast, Northwest
Google announced it is extending its online shopping and delivery service across the Southeast and Northwest. With the increase, Google Express will reach 70 million more people, according to the company.
October 25, 2016