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Amazon, Aumovio Team Up to Boost Autonomous Truck Deployment

Aumovio and Amazon Web Services are using generative artificial intelligence to enhance the development process for autonomous vehicles, starting with Aurora's self-driving trucks.

January 6, 2026
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Transportation Stocks Eye Record on Economic Growth Hopes

Among the Dow Jones Transportation Average's best performers in 2025 were C.H. Robinson Worldwide, surging 56%, as investors fawned over its use of artificial intelligence to cut costs. 

January 5, 2026
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USPS to Open Last-Mile Delivery Network to More Shippers

The U.S. Postal Service said Dec. 17 it intends to open its last-mile delivery network, the most expensive part of the shipping process, to large and small shippers.

December 17, 2025
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Amazon Names New AI Chief Amid Battle to Take on Tech Rivals

Amazon is reorganizing teams working on artificial intelligence projects, putting Peter DeSantis, a top leader from the company’s cloud division, in charge of a new unit.

December 17, 2025
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US Threatens to Strike Back Against EU Firms for Digital Tax

The Trump administration threatened retaliation against the European Union in response to efforts to tax American tech companies, singling out prominent firms.

December 16, 2025
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Amazon to Lay Off 370 at European HQ Amid Global Cuts

The terminations are Luxembourg's largest in at least two decades and a speed bump in the mutually beneficial relationship between Amazon and the tiny country.

December 16, 2025
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UPS Purchases 400 Robots to Unload Trucks in Automation Push

UPS will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, according to sources, revealing new details on the logistics giant’s $9 billion automation plan that aims to boost profit.

December 15, 2025
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Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery in Philadelphia, Seattle

Amazon will use “specialized smaller facilities” for the deliveries, the e-commerce giant said Dec. 1 in a statement. The fee will start at $13.99, discounted to $3.99 for Prime members.

December 1, 2025
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Bets Big on EV's Future

Initial manufacturing of the R2 two-row crossover will start in Illinois, but production will expand to Rivian's future factory in Georgia in 2028. 

December 1, 2025
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Amazon Data Center Count Surges Past 900 Sites

Documents shine a light on Amazon’s cloud computing operations at a time when investors are keen for insights into whether AWS has sufficient capacity to meet the enormous demands of AI.

November 24, 2025