
A new report issued by the U.S. National Science and Technology Council and the U.S. Department of Transportation laid out the Trump administration’s plans to stake out a leadership role for the country in the global race to develop autonomous vehicle technology.
Read More →Artificial intelligence personal assistants in the truck cab may completely revolutionize the driver-vehicle interface experience, says Senior Editor Jack Roberts in the Truck Tech blog.
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Plus.ai said its new safety testing program for autonomous trucks will allow operation of self-driving commercial vehicles in the continental United States by the end of this year.
Read More →The early signs indicate this will be a newsworthy year -- both inside trucking and out. Blog commentary by Senior Editor Jack Roberts.
Read More →2019 wasn't so much a year of earth-shattering headlines on the trucking technology front, as it was a year of consolidating gains and making solid business cases for new ways of moving goods. Commentary by HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts.
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Our editors get to climb behind the wheel of some truly fascinating pieces of equipment. Here's a look back at 2019's test drives.
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Autonomous truck developer TuSimple said the results of a recent fuel economy study proved that trucks under autonomous control get up to 10% better fuel economy than similarly equipped trucks operating with human drivers.
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Penske Truck Leasing said the two electric eCascadia Freightliner Class 8 tractors it is evaluating have already reached 10,000 real-world operational miles.
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The Department of Transportation wants public and transportation industry stakeholders to comment on its Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Council to better improve its responsiveness to the needs of the public.
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Using a Nikola hydogen-electric truck and a BYD electric truck, Anheuser-Busch completed a delivery from its brewery to a local wholesale partner that the company is touting as its first "zero-emissions beer delivery."
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