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Navistar CEO Sees Role for Drivers With Self-Driving Trucks

Navistar’s president and CEO told a Senate panel last week that autonomous vehicle technology likely won’t eliminate the need for truck drivers, but drivers may need to gain new skills as they’re asked to manage several trucks at once.

September 18, 2017

Senators Look at What Self-Driving Trucks Might Mean to Drivers

A U.S. Senate committee is considering whether legislation dealing with the future of self-driving cars should also pave the way to self-driving trucks, considering the impact such technology could have on millions of workers.

September 13, 2017

Waymo’s Matrix-Like World for Training Self-Driving Cars

Much like student drivers, Waymo’s self-driving minivans regularly stumble upon situations they’ve never seen before.

September 11, 2017

Goodyear Debuts ‘Fitbit’ for Tires

Goodyear is testing a smart-tire that, much like a Fitbit, relays condition information based on cloud computing analytics.

September 8, 2017

State and Local Officials Respond to Federal Self-Driving Car Legislation

State and regional transportation officials largely praised the vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to ease the development of self-driving cars, and the technology associated with them, Sept. 6.

September 8, 2017

Wanted: Drivers for Self-Driving Cars

Want to get behind the wheel of a self-driving car? Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company started by top engineers from Google, Tesla and Uber, has posted a job opening for a self-driving vehicle operator in Pittsburgh.

September 7, 2017

Lyft to Unleash Self-Driving Cars on San Francisco Roads

Self-driving Lyfts are coming to the San Francisco Bay Area, promising to give local residents a first-hand look at the technology that’s poised to dramatically change the nature of transportation.

September 7, 2017

Self-Driving Cars Now Roam Across Former California Military Facilities

The empty runway stretching before Mark Hendrickson extends so far that its edges vanish in the heat shimmer of a broiling Central Valley afternoon.

September 6, 2017

Robots Intended to Reduce Cost of ‘Last-Mile’ Deliveries

Robby Technologies is one of three companies that have reached out to the city of Mountain View, Calif., for permission to test robots there.

September 5, 2017