Last month, Locomation announced that it had formed a partnership with Rush Enterprises making them the primary installation and maintenance provider of Locomation's autonomous technology.
March 31, 2021GovernmentBusinessAutonomous
Automation to Have Extreme Impact on Workforce, FMCSA’s Meera Joshi Says
Impact of automation on the transportation workforce will be “extremely real and broad," FMCSA acting Administrator Meera Joshi says.
March 11, 2021BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous
AV Holds Promise, But Lacks ‘Go Anywhere’ Ability, Panelists Say
Experts advised people to manage their expectations of automated vehicles for their traveling capabilities.
January 28, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous
DOT Expands AV TEST Program
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has expanded the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative from a pilot to a full program.
January 12, 2021BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Assembling the Autonomous Truck
Truck makers and tech startups continue to make progress in their pursuit of autonomous trucks, but moving this elusive technology past the testing and development phase to broad commercialization will require a great deal of integration work.
November 30, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous
FMCSA Plans Information Collection on Automated Driving Systems
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced plans to submit an Information Collection Request associated with a project to learn more about trucking industry representatives’ opinions of automated driving systems.
November 2, 2020BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous
AAA: Partially Automated Driving Systems Don’t Always Work
Two tests by AAA during the past two years show that partially automated driving systems don’t always function properly, so the auto club is recommending that car companies limit their use.
August 6, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous
DOT Launches AV TEST Initiative
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a program to increase transparency and inform members of the public about automated vehicle technologies.
June 15, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous
Satellite Firm Develops Long-Distance System for Delivery Drones
Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. says it has found a way to safely fly civil drones over long distances, a step that may help pave the way for mass adoption by industries from transportation to energy and infrastructure.
June 11, 2020BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous
Amazon Buying Zoox May Save $20 Billion, Put Tesla on Its Heels
Amazon .com Inc.’s talks to buy driverless vehicle startup Zoox Inc. has analysts speculating the deal could save the e-commerce giant tens of billions a year and put auto, parcel and ride-booking companies on their heels.
May 27, 2020