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California would ban the sale of new cars and trucks powered by fossil fuels in 2040 under legislation introduced Jan. 3 in the state legislature.

WASHINGTON — To the Environmental Protection Agency, the trucking industry and clean air advocates, semi-trucks outfitted with glider kits represent a new front in the debate over government regulation. And this week happens to be a key week for deciding how and whether trucks like these can continue to be made and sold.

The world’s biggest carmakers and technology companies are spending billions of dollars to perfect your ability to drive without thinking. Nissan Motor Co. is taking a different direction — trying to “decode” your thinking so hands-on driving is more fun.

Chinese social networking and internet finance firm Renren Inc. said it has agreed to buy 100% of Trucker Path, a website popular with truck drivers in the United States, as part of a strategy to invest in emerging technologies in the transportation industry.

Active steering is steadily moving beyond the prototype stage and is expected to become available in commercial trucks within the next couple of years.

The passenger car market serves as an example of the kinds of automated steering systems truck makers will likely offer in the future.

BlackBerry continued its push into the freight hauling industry by expanding the availability of its Radar asset-tracking device through partnerships with two large distributors — BigRoad Freight and Pana-Pacific.

Trucking firms are revved up for 2018, with predictions of tight capacity and strong demand for freight hauling setting the stage for an anticipated big year ahead for the industry, and indicators pointing to a potentially sustained period of business expansion in the United States and around the globe.

To drive a car, you need to see the world around you. But computers are blind, so autonomous cars must rely on other ways to perceive their surroundings.

No matter your place on the political spectrum, it is undeniable passage of the Republican-led tax reform measure was a monumental feat. This week we highlight our favorite news items from Capitol Agenda in 2017.