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Vehicle automation to dramatically change trucking landscape in the coming decades, forecaster says
âThe last major change we had was deregulation,â he said. âAnd it had only a fraction of the power of this one. It eliminated almost all of the carriers in business at the time. A few came through, but not many. This change is even larger.â
September 19, 2016
Business
Trucking autonomy upstart Otto acquired by Uber
âBasically, weâre starting a commercial transportation business,â says Otto founder Lior Ron. âSpecifically weâre going to build on Ottoâs capabilities for self-driving trucks and introduce other ways to help the freight industry and truck drivers.â
August 18, 2016
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Business
NTSB says Tesla in fatal crash involving tractor-trailer was speeding
A preliminary report issued last week by the National Transportation Safety Board on the fatal July crash involving a Tesla Model S using the self-driving Autopilot mode and a full-length tractor trailer determined the Tesla was traveling 9 mph over the posted 65 mph speed limit.
August 5, 2016
Business
Auto safety advocates want autonomous tech off the road
The letter was sent to Obama as the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) prepare to issue as early as next Tuesday new guidance on autonomous vehicle technologies.
July 13, 2016
Business
Tesla in autonomous mode hits truck, kills passenger; DOT investigating
The trailerâs âwhite sideâŚagainst a brightly lit skyâ caused the carâs Autopilot system to fail to register the full-sized tractor-trailer crossing the highway, Tesla said in a blog post on its site. The Autopilot system is still in public beta testing, Tesla says, and users are warned before using the system that the technology is new and that drivers should not take their hands off the wheel.
July 6, 2016
Business
Pennsylvania establishes Autonomous Vehicles Testing Policy Task Force
PennDOT will chair the task force, which is comprised of state, federal and private-industry officials.
June 1, 2016
Business
Is autonomy the technology the public doesnât want?
If 85 percent of respondents want nothing to do with autonomous cars, it shouldnât come as a surprise that even more want nothing to do with self-driving heavy trucks.
May 30, 2016
Business
Up close with Daimlerâs new Highway Pilot Connect autonomous platooning system
CCJ Editor Jeff Crissey offers an up close look at Daimlerâs new autonomous platooning system on a stretch of Germanyâs Autobahn this week following the introduction of the system on Monday.-
March 22, 2016
Business
Autonomous update: Obama, DOT call for $4B investment to âaccelerateâ self-driving vehicle development
Two recent news items out of the White House show at least some interest in a unified approach to managing the advent of the autonomous era and a potential starting point to broader government interest in advancing such technology.
January 29, 2016
Business
Behind the wheel of Freightlinerâs Inspiration autonomous truck
âYour hands hover over the wheel for a few seconds, waiting to grab it if something goes wrong. Except nothing goes wrong. Freightliner engineers designed Highway Pilot to be extremely fluid and smooth in its movements. There is no jerking or jarring of the steering wheel.â
September 15, 2015
Business
Peterbilt showcases âstepping stone to autonomous drivingâ
Bill Kahn, principal engineer for Peterbilt, says the outfitted Model 579 test unit â which would be classified as a Level 3 autonomous vehicle â is far from an autonomous truck.
May 29, 2015
Business
As trucks of tomorrow take shape, two paths forward emerge
Two major truck manufacturers unveiled technology that could â and likely will â reshape the trucking industry. Many hurdles and questions remain, however, but once they are, trucking could look vastly different than it does today.
May 26, 2015
Business
CCJ catches a ride in Freightlinerâs autonomous Inspiration truck
Video of CCJâs time with the Freightliner Inspiration self-driving truck, unveiled earlier this month.
May 13, 2015
Business
Driving into the future: CCJ test drives Freightlinerâs SuperTruck, self-driving Inspiration
CCJâs Jack Roberts had the chance to take Freightlinerâs futuristic concept truck, the SuperTruck, for a test drive, as well as catch a ride in the newly unveiled Freightliner Inspiration, the first autonomous vehicle legally licensed to operate on U.S. roadways.
May 6, 2015
Business
Freightliner launches first-ever road-legal North American autonomous truck
Freightliner unveiled the first U.S.-legal autonomous truck Tuesday afternoon.
May 5, 2015
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