The Jeep Cherokee brought to a halt by hackers exposed wireless networks as the weakest link in high-tech vehicles, underscoring the need to find fast over-the-air fixes to block malicious intrusions.
August 3, 2015Business, Technology
Hacked Jeep Exposes Weak Underbelly of High-Tech Vehicles
Government, Business, Technology
Federal Standards Needed for Autonomous Technology to Excel, Volvo Executive Says
WASHINGTON — For autonomous driving technologies to continue to advance, lawmakers will have to approve federal standards that address various regulations at the state level, a Volvo executive told a Senate transportation panel on July 7.
July 7, 2015Business, Technology
Hirschmann, Inthinc Partner to Launch Mobile Technology Platform
Hirschmann Solutions, a supplier of antenna and transceiver systems, has partnered with telematics service provider Inthinc to launch a new mobile technology platform.
July 2, 2015Business, Technology
Marathon Data Systems Acquires Foxtrax, Changes Name to WorkWave
Marathon Data Systems, a provider of fleet and field-service management technology, has acquired fleet-tracking firm Foxtrax GPS for an undisclosed sum.
July 2, 2015Business, Technology
Developers of Fleet Management Systems Balance Needs of Expert, Novice Users
Fleet management programs are packed with features that can help carrier executives run their businesses, but many only scratch the surface of the technologies’ capabilities, industry and software executives said.
June 15, 2015Business, Technology
Many High-Tech Firms Adopt ‘Right-Shoring’ Supply-Chain Strategy, UPS Survey Finds
Many high-tech companies have adopted a “right-shoring†strategy for their manufacturing supply chains, an approach that balances factors such as cost, quality and transit time, according to UPS Inc.’s fifth-annual Change in the (Supply) Chain survey.
May 29, 2015Business, Technology
Self-Driving Truck Technology Advances
While self-driving trucks may still seem like a concept that is several years from becoming reality, using wireless communications to connect commercial trucks with each other and signals from the infrastructure may be just around the corner.
May 18, 2015Business, Technology
FMCSA: Use of Tech Won’t Guarantee Rewards
CINCINNATI — While trucking industry groups generally welcomed a proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to offer rewards to carriers that operate safely, the agency’s safety chief said the use of technologies alone wouldn’t necessarily lead to relief.
May 4, 2015Business, Technology
Product Integration Among Competitors A Growing Trend in Technology Sector
Trucking technology companies said they will continue to offer product integrations with outside vendors, even as mergers and acquisitions increasingly bring their partners under the same corporate ownership as their direct competitors.
April 6, 2015Business, Technology
I.D. Systems Receives Allowance for Cargo-Sensor Patent
I.D. Systems Inc., provider of the VeriWise brand of asset-tracking technology, said it has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a pending patent on a cargo-sensing system for dry van trailers and intermodal containers.
February 27, 2015