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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

Business, Technology, Autonomous

VW, Ford Forge Ahead With EV Technology Sharing to Cut Costs

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. are pushing ahead with plans to team up on electric- and self-driving vehicles even as the coronavirus derails other projects, according to people familiar with the matter.

May 14, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Volvo Says Virus Won’t Slow Its Rollout of Self-Driving Car Tech

Volvo Car AB is grappling with plant shutdowns and layoffs, but one thing it’s not doing amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is pumping the brakes on autonomous driving development.

May 6, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

TuSimple Fills Senior-Level Posts With Executives From UPS, Walmart

Autonomous trucking technology developer TuSimple has tapped industry veterans from UPS Inc. and Walmart to fill senior positions.

April 30, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Self-Driving Startups Work Through Health Crisis

Just like the rest of the industry, trucking companies working to commercialize autonomous heavy-duty trucks are adapting to the uncertainties and disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

April 28, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Rolls Out Feature Designed to Detect Stop Signs, Traffic Lights

After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of its partially automated driving system designed to spot stop signs and traffic signals.

April 27, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

NCDOT Looks to Drones as Coronavirus Relief Tool

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is preparing to launch a public-private partnership that will use drones in coronavirus-related relief efforts.

April 27, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

UPS to Fly Medications by Drone to Florida Retirement Community

UPS Inc. will use drones to fill prescriptions for residents of The Villages in Florida, one of the country’s biggest retirement communities, amid a lockdown to halt the coronavirus.

April 27, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Autonomous-Driving Startup Pony.ai Takes on Last-Mile Delivery

With autonomous-vehicle companies parked by COVID-19, Pony .ai has teamed up with Los Angeles-based e-commerce site Yamibuy to deliver packages and groceries in the city of Irvine, Calif.

April 17, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Renault to Close Main China Business, Will Focus on Electrics

BEIJING — Renault SA said April 14 it will shut down its main China business and focus on electric and commercial vehicles.

April 14, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla Headed for More Than 50% Rally in Just Seven Sessions

Tesla Inc. is headed for its seventh straight session of gains after Credit Suisse upgraded the electric-car company whose stock has been on a tear since its first-quarter delivery report.

April 14, 2020