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ArticlesDecember 7, 2020

4 Trends Affecting the Future of Commercial Tires

How are trucking trends going to affect the commercial tires you buy in the future?

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2020

Waymo Expands Autonomous Tech R&D

Waymo announced two new research and development facilities to help it advance its Waymo Driver autonomous driving system across multiple vehicle platforms and environments.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2020

NACFE Adds Autonomous Trucking Insight to Website

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has introduced a new series of papers designed to help fleet executives prepare for the eventual deployment of autonomous trucks.

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Newsby Jack RobertsNovember 13, 2020

Daimler Showcases Second-Generation Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia

Daimler Trucks zeros in on driver safety and freight efficiency as its main autonomous technology goals.

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Newsby Jim ParkNovember 9, 2020

Plus/FAW Joint Venture First to Certify Self-Driving Truck in China

Independent certification of the self-driving technology is a critical step toward proving the commercial readiness its self-driving technology in China.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2020

FMCSA Wants Fleet Perspective on Autonomous Trucks

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to learn more about how the trucking industry might integrate trucks with autonomous technology into fleets.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 30, 2020

Daimler Partners with Lidar Company on Autonomous-Truck Development

Daimler announced a strategic partnership with Luminar Technologies, a provider of automotive lidar hardware and software technology, to address a key enabling technology for autonomous truck operation, or what Daimler calls "highly automated" trucks.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2020

Locomation Uses Automated Platoon for Food Bank Deliveries

Locomation recently tested its automated platooning technology in a project with government and turnpike officials to make a delivery run from Pennsylvania to Michigan.

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Newsby Jim ParkOctober 27, 2020

Daimler Trucks, Waymo Team up to Tackle Autonomous Trucking

An autonomous-truck partnership between Waymo and Daimler will produce a unique version of the Freightliner Cascadia fitted with integrated redundancy for all safety systems, rather than bolt-on components. It will be driven by Waymo's advanced AI driving system, The Waymo Driver.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 23, 2020

FMCSA Pushes Ahead with Initatives on Younger Drivers, Autonomous Trucks, and More

COVID-19 does not seem to have slowed down the staff at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is juggling multiple rulemakings and research projects as it approaches the last months of the current administration’s term, from younger drivers to additional hours-of-service flexibility.

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