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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

Report: Self-Driving Trucks Could Put Best-Paying Jobs at Risk

Autonomous trucks could have a significant impact on the less-than-truckload sector of trucking and drivers could be left behind unless industry and public policymakers work together to guide the transition.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 5, 2018

Bendix Introduces New Driver Assistance Technologies and Systems

Bendix says its new electronic parking brake system for commercial vehicles will serve as a foundational technology for more advanced autonomous control systems yet to come.

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Newsby Jack RobertsAugust 7, 2018

Otto Co-Founder Launches New Autonomous Truck Startup Company

Don Burnett, who had leading roles with both Otto and Uber's autonomous truck division has announced $40 million in funding for his new startup.

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ArticlesAugust 3, 2018

Commentary: The Fatal Uber Crash Revisited

Armed with more information, executive contributing editor Rolf Lockwood revisits the fatal crash of an autonomous Uber vehicle in Arizona to determine who or what was really at fault.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2018

Denso Partners with Startup Group to Advance Technology Development

Along with 40 other automotive industry players, Denso has partnered with the Plug and Play Mobility Program to advance business and development in connectivity, autonomous technology, shared mobility, and electrification.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJuly 10, 2018

A Fatal Vision of the Autonomous Vehicle Future

Naysayers insist accidents, injuries and fatalities show that autonomous vehicle research should be ended or scaled back. But history shows us a more likely path forward.

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Videosby StaffJuly 5, 2018

Volvo Trucks' Public Platooning Demonstration [Video]

On a North Carolina highway, Volvo Trucks put on a three-truck platooning test in collaboration with FedEx to demonstrate how the technology could handle every day situations.

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Articlesby David CullenJune 28, 2018

ZF Unveils its Latest Roadmap to Electric and Automated Trucks and More

German component manufacturer ZF Friedrichshafen AG showed off its vision of the future of trucking and logistics at the company's Technology Day, unveiling new electric and automated vehicle technologies.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 27, 2018

Volvo Trucks, FedEx Demonstrate Truck Platooning in North Carolina

Volvo Trucks North America teamed up with FedEx and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for an on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology on N.C. 540, the Triangle Expressway.

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Do Backup Drivers for Autonomous Vehicles Really Work?

Uber's self-driving vehicle killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in March. The latest news on the investigation indicates the safety driver was probably watching TV in her phone. What does that mean for autonomous vehicle development? (Blog)

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