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WASHINGTON — A national regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles would ensure safety standards are the same across states, the chief of Utah’s Department of Transportation told senators on March 1.

PHOENIX — Omnitracs has launched an application that combines route optimization and regulatory compliance to streamline fleet management, especially for customers with shorthaul and final-mile delivery operations.

Economists may be underestimating the impact on labor markets of increasing automation and the rise of artificial intelligence, according to a post published on the Bank of England’s staff blog on March 1.

California-based Starsky Robotics said on Feb. 28 it has a solution to on- and off-highway deliveries by self-driving trucks, including the "last mile" issue for how a driverless vehicle will deliver cargo at its final destination.

It took Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo seven years to design and build a laser-scanning system to guide its self-driving cars. Uber Technologies Inc. allegedly did it in nine months. Waymo claims in a lawsuit filed Feb. 23 that was possible because an ex-employee, Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of Uber-owned Otto, stole the designs and technology and started a new company.

Young drivers are appealing to fleets, but fleets often lose them as quickly as they find them. What new methods are fleets using in recruiting efforts? In our March 8 LiveOnWeb, hosted by Transport Topics Executive Editor Joe Howard, we looked at the challenge the industry faces in attracting young drivers to replace retiring drivers. Watch the replay.

American Trucking Associations will be a supporter of the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show that debuts in Atlanta on Sept. 25-29.

A new technology company has joined the race to develop autonomous driving systems for commercial trucks.