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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

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Aurora Expands Autonomous Trucking Tests in Texas

Autonomous vehicle technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. said it plans to expand testing throughout Texas as it works toward commercializing self-driving trucks.

May 27, 2021
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GOP Offers $928B on Infrastructure, Funded With COVID Aid

Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal May 27 that would tap unused coronavirus aid, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending.

May 27, 2021
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Rivian Hires Former Waymo CFO Gerard Dwyer

Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon .com Inc., has hired a former finance chief from Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving arm Waymo.

May 27, 2021
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Low power, high visibility: Seamless outdoor and indoor asset tracking

Real-time visibility of assets can save you money. And new solutions have removed the cost and technical barriers that once prevented companies from getting this visibility. Actility and HERE Technologies demonstrate how to achieve more transparency, efficiency and savings with low-power asset tracking.

May 27, 2021
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The Commercial EV Buzz Is Coming From Infrastructure

It’s spring, and talk of electric vehicle infrastructure is sprouting all over.

May 27, 2021
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Ford CEO Farley Stokes Stock With His $30 Billion Bid in EV Race

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley made a bold bid for electric supremacy May 26 by boosting his company’s bet on plug-in models by more than a third, to $30 billion, and promising to electrify virtually the entire lineup.

May 26, 2021
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Bezos: Amazon’s Andy Jassy Will Become CEO on July 5

Amazon .com Inc.’s new CEO will take the reins on July 5, the 27th anniversary of the company’s incorporation, outgoing CEO Jeff Bezos said during the annual shareholder meeting on May 26.

May 26, 2021
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UPS Launches End-to-End Cold Chain Solutions

UPS is taking the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic to expand its specialty pharmaceutical offerings by establishing UPS Cold Chain Solutions, a suite of technologies, capabilities and global facilities that incorporates those lessons into an integrated logistics platform, the company announced May 24.

May 26, 2021
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Safety Culture Helps Fleets Guard Against Lawsuits, Experts Say

Motor carriers with a culture that prioritizes safety can protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits and help stave off the multimillion-dollar court settlements that make headlines in accident litigation involving trucking companies, safety experts said.

May 26, 2021
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Truck-Lite to Relocate to Pennsylvania in Preparation for EVs

Truck-Lite Co., a provider of LED lighting systems for commercial vehicles, announced it is relocating its headquarters to Knowledge Park at Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pa.

May 26, 2021