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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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Yamato Transport Rolls Out Electric Vehicles for Parcel Delivery Near Tokyo

Yamato Transport Co. unveiled on Nov. 19 what it says is a greener, compact, driver-friendly electric truck that may offer hope for coping with the acute labor shortage in Japan鈥檚 door-to-door parcel delivery industry.

November 19, 2019
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Industry Stakeholders React Positively to Biden's Infrastructure Plan

Industry stakeholders say 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion investment plan in the nation鈥檚 infrastructure network is a good step.

November 19, 2019
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XPO Robots Assist UK Workers With Holiday Volumes

XPO Logistics has increased its use of robots in the United Kingdom in anticipation of holiday retail volumes, the Connecticut-based company said in a Nov. 19 news release.

November 19, 2019
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Drones That Do the Work of 500 Farmers Transform Palm Oil

As haze blanketed large tracts of Southeast Asia last month, office workers with Genting Plantations Bhd. in Jakarta were investigating the source of the choking smoke more than a thousand kilometers away.

November 19, 2019
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Ike Maintains Automation Will Add Truck Driving Jobs

Automated trucks developer Ike has a message for those behind the driver鈥檚 wheel of an 18-wheeler now: Automation can be complementary, not competitive.

November 19, 2019
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Tesla Set to Bulk Up the World鈥檚 Largest Lithium-Ion Battery

The world鈥檚 biggest lithium-ion battery is about to get even bigger, with Tesla Inc. set to beef up capacity at the Hornsdale site in South Australia.

November 19, 2019
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Juno, Once Billed as the 鈥楢nti-Uber,鈥 Shuts Down in New York

Ride-booking startup Juno once billed itself as the 鈥渁nti-Uber鈥濃 a kinder, gentler way to get a ride. It鈥檚 now closing down its New York-based operations, and inviting customers to join Lyft Inc.

November 18, 2019
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Daimler Rolls Back Autonomous Taxi Plan, Focuses on Trucks

Daimler chairman Ola Kaellenius recently announced that the company was taking a 鈥渞eality check鈥 on autonomous taxis and focusing on self-driving longhaul trucks instead.

November 18, 2019
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With Electric Cars, Lubricants Industry鈥檚 Future Is Fuzzy

The $146 billion lubricants industry is at risk of suffering the same fate as Kodak, thanks to the rise of electric vehicles.

November 18, 2019
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Ford Unveils Electric Mustang SUV to Challenge Tesla Dominance

Ford Motor Co. is reinventing one of its marquee models 鈥 the Mustang muscle car 鈥 as a battery-powered crossover to become a player in the electric-vehicle market that is expected to take off in the coming decade.

November 18, 2019