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Illinois Establishes Autonomous Vehicle Initiative

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has directed the state's Department of Transportation to spearhead a statewide testing program for connected and autonomous vehicles so the state will be on the forefront of emerging vehicle safety technologies.

Volvo and Mack Expand Remote Programming Capabilities

Both OEMs say remote programming of software takes less than 20 minutes, providing significant time savings when compared with taking trucks out of service to perform needed updates.

2018 Fleet Forward Conference in Pictures

The 2018 Fleet Forward Conference convened Oct. 9-10 at The Pearl in San Francisco. The event is dedicated to providing strategies and new mobility solutions to fleets.

Mercedes-Benz Prices Telematics Offering for 2019 Sprinter

Mercedes-Benz will offer three Mercedes Pro telematics bundles to 2019 Sprinter buyers, including a package for fleet management companies seeking to integrate the data with their existing fleet management software platforms for clients.

Spireon Seeing Big Gains in Telematics Business

Spireon’s fleet business in the small and mid-sized market segments grew in the first half of 2018 due to a 45% increase in utilization of its fleet tracking solutions.

ATA Aims to Strengthen Trucking Cybersecurity with Alliance

The American Trucking Associations has joined the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center, a global community that shares information about cybersecurity risks facing connected vehicles.

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.

Fleet Forward Conference Announces 2018 Agenda

The 2018 Fleet Forward Conference features education on new mobility solutions for fleets as well as a major product reveal.

Ford Establishes Fleet Vehicle Data Unit

Ford Motor Co. has established a connected-vehicle business unit to serve secure data about commercial and police fleet vehicles as part of its cloud-based mobility initiative.

Daimler Announces Automated Truck R&D Center

Daimler Trucks is creating an Automated Truck Research and Development Center in Portland, Oregon, to explore automated driving technologies including truck platooning.