The Port of Long Beach recovered from a rocky 2016 with a record-setting year in 2017, moving 7.5 million industry-standard twenty-foot-equivalent units, the port鈥檚 leader announced at the State of the Port address Jan. 24.
January 25, 2018Fleet Equipment News
Commercial freight transportation is a machine-based business. Highly technical equipment and advanced engineering are at the center of supply chain and require constant innovation. Transport Topics equipment coverage focuses on the machines and other physical assets that make delivery possible. It looks closely at available truck, trailer, and chassis models, developments in the engineering space, and maintenance innovations and best practices.
Apple Expands California Self-Driving Test Fleet to 27 Cars
Apple Inc. has expanded its California self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates efforts to catch up with competitors such as Alphabet Inc.鈥檚 Waymo.
January 25, 2018Second US Safety Agency to Investigate Tesla 鈥楢utopilot鈥 Crash
A second federal safety agency has opened an investigation of an accident in which a Tesla car on 鈥淎utopilot鈥 rammed into a parked fire truck.
January 25, 2018Caterpillar Tops Estimates Again With a Bright Outlook for 2018
If you want more evidence of a broadening expansion in the global economy, look no further than Caterpillar Inc.
January 25, 2018Massachusetts Creates Commission on Disruptive Technologies Like Self-Driving Cars
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Jan. 23 created the commission through an executive order and appointed his former chief of staff, Steve Kadish, as the chairman.
January 24, 2018Self-Driving Car Crash Highlights Tricky Legal Question
General Motors is in a race to be the first company to mass produce self-driving cars, but a recent crash with a San Francisco motorcyclist has illustrated the tricky challenge of assigning blame when an autonomous vehicle gets in an accident.
January 24, 2018Americans Warming to Self-Driving Vehicles, Survey Finds
U.S. drivers are still cautious 鈥 but they鈥檙e getting used to the idea of self-driving cars.
January 24, 2018New Vehicles Tackle Challenges of Urban E-Commerce
Two entrepreneurs are introducing an autonomous vehicle and electric cargo bike designed to reduce the costs arising from the last-mile delivery and returns of e-commerce merchandise in urban areas.
January 23, 2018Maine Gov. LePage Forms Panel to Examine Issues Related to Driverless Vehicles
Maine Gov. Paul LePage took a step Jan. 17 toward regulating a rapidly emerging automotive technology that in the not-too-distant future could find self-driving cars, trucks and buses operating on Maine roads.
January 23, 2018Tesla Crash With Autopilot Triggers Safety Board鈥檚 Interest
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information about an accident involving a Tesla Inc. Model S sedan that rear-ended a firetruck on a freeway near Los Angeles on Jan. 22, the agency said.
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