FedEx Corp. unveiled an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to customers, showing off the robot on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Feb. 26.
March 1, 2019Business, Technology, Autonomous
FedEx Introduces Same-Day Delivery Robot
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA
Tesla Pushes Cheaper Cars, Will Move Sales Online and Close Most Stores
Tesla said Feb. 28 it will close many of its stores and shift to online-only sales after announcing that its long-awaited $35,000 Model 3 is available for purchase.
March 1, 2019Business, Technology, Autonomous
AI in Trucking
The terms artificial intelligence and automation pepper discussions about the transportation industrys future, often closely followed by mentions of autonomous vehicles. But while self-driving trucks are still in their infancy, AI already is influencing the back 簫offices digital transformation.
March 1, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
AI and Truckings Future Workforce
As artificial intelligence grows more sophisticated and becomes increasingly accessible to businesses of all types, it will usher in significant changes across a broad spectrum of industries, including freight transportation.
March 1, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, Editorial
Editorial: The Human Element for Automated Technology
Across three industry events in the span of just a few days last week, the evolution of automated driving was front and center, with everyone from government leaders to technology innovators looking ahead to how and at what pace automation might someday reshape the trucking industry.
February 28, 2019Business, Technology, Autonomous
BMW, Daimler Team on Automated Driving Technology
FRANKFURT, Germany BMW and Daimler announced Feb. 28 they will work together on developing the automated driving technology expected to transform the industry in the years ahead as automakers try to fend off competition from tech companies such as Uber and Waymo.
February 28, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
FMCSAs Ray Martinez Urges Carriers to Convert AOBRDs to ELDs
DALLAS Ray Martinez, the head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, urged carriers to complete the trucking industrys transition to electronic logging devices and expressed optimism about the potential to add flexibility to driver hours-of-service rules.
February 28, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Addresses Autonomous Tech, Infrastructure at AASHTO Briefing
WASHINGTON Widespread adoption of autonomous vehicle technologies depends largely on public trust, according to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Autonomous technology can take a variety of forms in transportation, from lane-departure warning systems and automated brakes to truck platooning. Automated technologies have, however, raised public concern over security and privacy.
February 27, 2019Business, Technology, Autonomous
Autonomous Advancements Present Opportunities for Drivers, Experts Say
SAN DIEGO Autonomous mobility experts said that the technology can open up new opportunities for drivers, noting that as progress on greater levels of automation expands over time, drivers will have chances to capitalize on that change.
February 26, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Training Programs Vital as AI Becomes More Prevalent, Experts Say
WASHINGTON Education and training programs can help members of the workforce adjust to the difficulties that artificial intelligence will present to certain jobs, said policy expert Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan organization.
February 23, 2019