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An announcement Oct. 18 from Amazon’s self-driving car unit Zoox that it will soon start testing its autonomous vehicles in downtown Seattle drew criticism from transportation safety advocates.

WASHINGTON — The nomination of Meera Joshi, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, advanced to the floor of the U.S. Senate on Oct. 20.

A bipartisan push to make the U.S. more competitive with China and bolster domestic chip production risks falling by the wayside as Congress grapples with a packed year-end agenda in an ever-more-divided Capitol.

Another disappointment to jolt the oil services sector: Baker Hughes Co. reported a third-quarter earnings stumble that included pain from Hurricane Ida and a warning of hampered growth for oil demand.

A former California pollution regulator is being nominated to run the nation’s highway safety agency.

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and its labor unions are suing each other to determine whether the railroad has the authority to require its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

WASHINGTON — Scaling down his Build Back Better plans, President Joe Biden on Oct. 19 described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child tax credits, paid family leave, health care and free pre-kindergarten.

Legislation that would boost funding for federal transportation programs in fiscal 2022 was unveiled by leaders in the U.S. Senate on Oct. 18.

Program Aired: October 19, 2021. The STEER Act, a new bill introduced by Rodney Davis, will catalyze adoption of active emissions-reducing technologies by the trucking industry, the 3rd largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the US. Its initiatives will help the US continue to lead in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and put money in truckers’ pockets.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — °®¶¹´«Ã½ construction fell 1.6% in September as builders continue to be tripped up by supply chain bottlenecks.