Volkswagen AG is flanking its push into electric cars with plans to roll out battery-powered commercial vehicles targeted at urban areas as growing public concerns about air quality boost demand.
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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, 2017Tesla’s Model 3 Bottlenecks Delay Unveiling of Semi-Truck
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, 2017FHWA Grants Six States Money for Alternative Revenue Projects
The Federal Highway Administration has divided $15.5 million between six states that are exploring alternative ways to fund highway and bridge projects.
October 10, 2017FMCSA Grants Aim to Improve Safety, Streamline CDL Process
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recent series of state-level grants will not only improve driver safety, but will also expedite the process of obtaining a commercial driver license, according to Tom Keane, director of the agency’s Office of Safety Programs.
October 10, 2017GM 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, 2017CVSA Names Its Slate of New Officers
Captain Christopher Turner of the Kansas Highway Patrol has been named the new president of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the group representing certified commercial vehicle inspectors throughout North America has announced.
October 9, 2017Self-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, 2017Traffic Deaths Continue to Rise, but Don’t Blame Texting
Traffic fatalities in the U.S. rose for the second straight year in 2016 despite a dip in crash deaths linked to distracted driving, according to data released by federal highway safety regulators.
October 6, 2017Industry Stakeholders Generally Support a National Academy of Sciences CSA Study, But Still See Challenges Ahead
While many trucking stakeholders have said for years that they support the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in concept, not all are convinced that the recommendations of an elite academic panel of the National Academy of Sciences will plug all the holes in the program.
October 5, 2017