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FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago

FedEx said its fourth-quarter net income was a loss of $334 million, or negative $1.28 a share, compared with a loss of $1.97 billion, or negative $7.56 a share, in the 2019 period.

July 1, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

ASCE Report: COVID-19 Compounds Infrastructure Woes

The COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting the nation’s already blighted infrastructure sectors, according to a recent status report from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

July 1, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Report: Boeing Fell Short in Disclosing Key Changes to Max

A government report says Boeing did not give regulators documents about changes it made in a key system blamed in two deadly crashes of its 737 Max jet, and that officials responsible for approving the plane did not know how powerfully the system could push the plane’s nose down.

July 1, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Tesla China Plant Might Have Come to the Rescue Last Quarter

Tesla Inc. endured a roughly seven-week shutdown of its most important car plant in the world last quarter, but its brand-new backup factory may have saved the day.

July 1, 2020
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Samsara Unveils AI Products to Predict, Prevent Accidents

Samsara, a fleet management software company, unveiled a suite of safety features that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent accidents, the company announced July 1.

July 1, 2020
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousBreaking NewsTop 100

TuSimple Partners With Major Fleets to Launch Autonomous Freight Network

Self-driving truck developer TuSimple has partnered with four major transportation companies to launch a logistics network for its highly automated trucks, marking a new phase in its push to bring its technology to market in the coming years.

July 1, 2020
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Waymo Targets Southwest Freight Corridor for Autonomous Truck Tests

As it moves forward with autonomous truck development, Waymo plans to focus its 2020 testing efforts on the southwest shipping corridor that includes Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

June 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Workhorse Valued at $1 Billion

Shares of Workhorse Group Inc., a maker of electric delivery vehicles, are surging as investors bet the Trump administration will want the company and a fellow Ohio-based affiliate to succeed.

June 30, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Hyliion Electrified Powertrain Underscores Larger Transition in Industry

Hyliion Inc.’s Class 8 long-range electric powertrain underscores the transition period of multiple alternative powertrains is at hand. And the powertrain, whose batteries are charged by an undersized natural gas engine, could prove to be an important step toward carbon-free over-the-road transportation, experts said.

June 30, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Tests Show Cylinder Deactivation Improves Next-Gen Engines, Jacobs Says

Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ cylinder deactivation technology delivered a “host of performance-enhancing benefits†in a recent independent validation, the company announced, including raising exhaust temperature and improving fuel consumption.

June 30, 2020