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U.S. Xpress Sees Good Times Ahead

U.S. Xpress reached a deal to spend more than $200 million to buy 1,400 International LT semi-tractor sleeper trucks and 265 day cabs from Navistar International Corp.

October 23, 2017

Anheuser-Busch Taps Seattle Trucking Startup Convoy to Transport Beer

Anheuser-Busch has signed a multi-year partnership with Seattle-based trucking startup Convoy to transport beer.

October 17, 2017

Ohio Turnpike Commission Approves Communications System for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Alerts about traffic, weather, work zones and other conditions should start popping up early next year on the dashboards of digitally connected vehicles on 52 miles of the Ohio Turnpike near Cleveland.

October 17, 2017

The Newest Frontier for Hackers: Your Car

As computer technology increasingly controls critical vehicle safety features and more cars are connected to the internet, the danger of a hacker taking control of vehicles is becoming less like a Hollywood movie plot and more like something that can actually happen.

October 16, 2017

GM Shows Off Autonomous Cargo Hauling Concept Vehicle

General Motors says it 鈥渁ims to solve some of the toughest transportation challenges created by natural disasters, complex logistics environments and global conflicts鈥 with its new Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure.

October 13, 2017

Iowa DOT Seeks Volunteers for Self-Driving Car Research

Some of Iowa鈥檚 leaders in automated vehicle research are seeking volunteers to help test the results of high-definition mapping and data collection.

October 10, 2017

High-Tech Sensors Will Alert Truckers of Open Spaces at Florida Rest Stop

Keith Mullin felt lucky he found a space to park his truck Oct. 6 at an Interstate 4 rest area in Longwood, Fla., after a 20-hour trip from central Wisconsin.

October 10, 2017

GM 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, 2017

Self-Driving Big-Rig Technology Moving Quickly Down the On-Ramp

While advancements in autonomous 鈥 or self-driving 鈥 cars get much of the attention, development of self-driving commercial vehicles is speeding forward.

October 9, 2017

Bill Allowing 80,000 Self-Driving Cars on the Road Passes Senate Panel

WASHINGTON 鈥 On a unanimous voice vote, a Senate committee approved legislation Oct. 4 that authorizes self-driving car makers to sell as many as 80,000 vehicles a year within three years that would be exempt from current safety standards as manufacturers develop technology for autonomous vehicles.

October 5, 2017