While advancements in autonomous — or self-driving — cars get much of the attention, development of self-driving commercial vehicles is speeding forward.
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Bill Allowing 80,000 Self-Driving Cars on the Road Passes Senate Panel
WASHINGTON – 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, 2017Self-Driving Vehicles Raising Big Questions Around Drunk Driving, Seat Belts, Open Container Laws and More
The idea of highways being filled with self-driving cars may be alluring, but it has highway safety experts raising numerous questions about common contemporary issues like drunk driving, seat belt use and how other motorists might react to a car without a driver behind the wheel.
October 5, 2017ATA Chief Applauds Senators Supportive of Trucking Policy in Autonomous Bill
Efforts to include trucking-centric provisions in autonomous vehicle legislation that a committee will consider Oct. 4 were applauded by American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear.
October 3, 2017DOT Seeks Comment on Review of Regulations, Including ELD Mandate, Driver Training
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October 3, 2017Cummins to Develop Next-Generation Engine for Military Combat Vehicles
Cummins Inc. signed a $47.4 million contract to develop and demonstrate a technologically advanced engine for the next generation of U.S. combat vehicles.
October 2, 2017Sen. Thune Working on Creating Modern-Day ‘Rules of the Road’ for Autonomous Vehicles
As the Obamacare reform debate rages on in full force, U.S. Sen. John Thune doesn’t have his sights set entirely on the headline-stealing topics of health care and tax reform. The always busy South Dakota Republican is also eyeing legislation for the growing autonomous vehicle market, or self-driving cars.
September 26, 2017Agency, Industry Prepared for Upcoming ELD Mandate
ATLANTA — A delay in the upcoming mandate on electronic logging devices for carriers is highly unlikely to occur, federal regulators and stakeholders said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 26.
September 26, 2017California Considers Following China With Combustion-Engine Car Ban
The internal combustion engine’s days may be numbered in California, where officials are mulling whether a ban on sales of polluting autos is needed to achieve long-term targets for cleaner air.
September 26, 2017Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say
ATLANTA — Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017