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Federal Standards Needed for Autonomous Technology to Excel, Volvo Executive Says

WASHINGTON — For autonomous driving technologies to continue to advance, lawmakers will have to approve federal standards that address various regulations at the state level, a Volvo executive told a Senate transportation panel on July 7.

July 7, 2015

FHWA Schedules Online Meeting on Size, Weight Study June 18

The Federal Highway Administration has scheduled an online meeting June 18 to discuss its most recent study on truck size and weight limits.

June 12, 2015

NTSB Calls for Collision Avoidance Systems to Be Standard

The National Transportation Safety Board on June 8 issued a recommendation that collision avoidance systems be standard equipment on all new cars and commercial trucks.

June 8, 2015

NHTSA Releases Electronic Stability Control Rule

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 3 released its long-awaited final rule on stability control, saying it will affect Classes 7-8 trucks in two years.

June 3, 2015

White House Completes Review of Heavy-Vehicle Electronic Stability Control System Rule

The White House Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s final rule on electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles, bringing it a step closer to publication.

May 27, 2015

Daimler’s Bernhard Wants Governments to Speed Approval of Self-Driving Trucks

Speaking at the Hoover Dam in Nevada just prior to formally introducing the Freightliner Inspiration autonomous-driving truck, Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler’s global truck and bus unit, said “whoever has the regulatory framework in place” will be the first to get autonomous vehicles.

May 18, 2015

Former DOT Chief to Congress: Raise Gas Tax 10¢, Index it

WASHINGTON — A way for Congress to ensure long-term funding for the country's highway system would be to approve a 10-cent gas tax increase and index the tax to inflation, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Transport Topics May 13.

May 13, 2015

Replay: LiveOnWeb Reporter Roundtable Examines Highway Funding

To recap Infrastructure Week, LiveOnWeb Reporter Roundtable pulls top transportation insiders from Transport Topics, CQ Roll Call, POLITICO Pro and Bloomberg BNA for additional perspectives – what was accomplished and what’s the prognosis for a highway fund solution? Watch the replay.

May 18, 2015

NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses

The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.

April 30, 2015