Tesla Inc. pushed back the reveal of its semi-truck by three weeks as CEO Elon Musk focuses on boosting production of the cheaper sedan that the electric-car maker is counting on to dramatically increase sales.
October 10, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Iowa DOT Seeks Volunteers for Self-Driving Car Research
Some of Iowa’s leaders in automated vehicle research are seeking volunteers to help test the results of high-definition mapping and data collection.
October 10, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
Tesla’s Model 3 Bottlenecks Delay Unveiling of Semi-Truck
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
It’s No Use Honking. The Robot at the Wheel Can’t Hear You
As auto accidents go, it wasn’t much: twelve minutes before noon on a cool June day, a Chevrolet Bolt was rear-ended as it crawled from a stop light in downtown San Francisco.
October 10, 2017Business, Equipment, Logistics
Ports of Seattle, Tacoma Face Chassis Shortage
Truck drivers are facing a shortage of chassis to haul 40- and 45-foot containers from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, according to The Northwest Seaport Alliance.
October 9, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
GM Buys Lidar Startup Strobe to Accelerate Self-Driving Cars
General Motors announced Oct. 9 that it is buying Strobe, a Pasadena startup that makes lidar, a laser-based sensor that most autonomous vehicles use to see the world around them.
October 9, 2017Business, Equipment
Craig Schneider Takes Over as President, Firestone Industrial Products
Firestone Industrial Products has named Craig Schneider president.
October 9, 2017Business, Equipment
Orbcomm Bolsters Freight Telematics Business With Purchase of Blue Tree Systems
Orbcomm Inc. moved to fortify its global freight telematics service with the purchase of Blue Tree Systems Limited International, a company based in Galway, Ireland, but with extensive business in the United States, Germany and France.
October 9, 2017Business, Equipment
Peterbilt Offers New Endurant Transmission
Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the new 12-speed Endurant transmission is available in the company’s 579 and 567 regional and linehaul models using the Cummins X15 Efficiency series engine in ratings up to 510 horsepower and 1,850 pound feet of torque.
October 9, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Self-Driving Big-Rig Technology Moving Quickly Down the On-Ramp
While advancements in autonomous — or self-driving — cars get much of the attention, development of self-driving commercial vehicles is speeding forward.
October 9, 2017Business, Equipment, Fuel
Volvo Trucks Adds Gas-Powered Trucks in Europe
Volvo Trucks introduced two gas-powered, heavy-duty trucks that offer fuel efficiency and performance on par with that of diesel-fueled trucks, and comply with Euro 6 emissions regulations.
October 6, 2017