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As L.A. Ports Automate, Some Workers Are Cheering On Robots

The arrival of robots at the Port of Los Angeles is exposing a stark economic divide between two sets of Southern California workers.

November 7, 2019

Pizza Delivery in Snow No Problem With Yandex Delivery Robot

Yandex NV, Russia’s largest internet company, is rolling out a suitcase-sized robot that will attempt to deliver take-out despite Moscow’s winter snowstorms.

November 7, 2019

VW Considers Sharing Autonomous-Car Tech to Defray Development Costs

Volkswagen AG is open to sharing future autonomous-vehicle systems with other manufacturers as it races to catch up with the likes of Waymo LLC in cost-intensive technologies that could transform the way people and goods move, according to an executive at the German automaker.

November 6, 2019

Waymo CEO Sees Driverless Trucking Catching on Faster Than Taxis

True driverless cars have arrived from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., but the company’s chief executive officer says robot ride hailing may not be the first form of automotive autonomy to take off commercially.

October 29, 2019

XPO Logistics Launches Partnership With MIT

GREENWICH, Conn. — XPO Logistics Inc. announced Oct. 24 that it was teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to advance innovation in its industry.

October 24, 2019

UPS, AmerisourceBergen Plan Drone Drug and Device Delivery

UPS Inc. and AmerisourceBergen, the Chesterbrook, Pa.-based drug distributor, are working together to use UPS’ new Flight Forward “drone airline” to ship drugs and supplies to hospitals through small, unmanned aircraft across the U.S.

October 22, 2019

Dependable Supply Chain Services Adds Two Orange EV Tractors to Increase Sustainability

ONTARIO, Calif. — Dependable Supply Chain Services has deployed two electric terminal trucks from Orange EV at its facility here.

October 18, 2019

Technology Should Be Majority Player in Supply Chain, Coyote Says

Supply chain managers should give AI and other technologies 60% of tasks, according to a recent report by Coyote Logistics, a UPS Inc. subsidiary based in Chicago.

October 3, 2019

Geotab Launches Torque Labs to Support Startups

Geotab announced the launch of Torque Labs, which is intended to accelerate the internet of things industry by providing funds and access to other resources for startups developing innovative technologies for transportation and smart cities.

September 30, 2019

Embark to Open Transfer Hubs to Shift Freight to Self-Driving Trucks

Self-driving trucking startup Embark Trucks announced it will open two transfer hubs to switch freight to its automated trucks.

September 25, 2019