The self-driving cars Google designed are going to the snow -- and the seat of the car industry.
October 26, 2017Autonomous Truck News
Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.
Alphabets Waymo Will Test Self-Driving Cars in Snowy Detroit
Driverless Truck Completes Delivery at ExxonMobil Facility in Singapore
Belgian logistics group Katoen Natie has started operating its first driverless truck at ExxonMobils manufacturing site on Jurong Island in Singapore.
October 26, 2017ITS America Finds New Leader in Shailen Bhatt, Departing Colorado DOT Chief
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America announced Oct. 26 that Shailen Bhatt will serve as its new president.
October 26, 2017Amazons Dream of Drone Deliveries Gets Closer With Trumps Executive Order
Drone deliveries got a step closer to reality as the White House issued an order giving local governments more authority to conduct tests of the burgeoning new technology.
October 25, 2017DTNA Pursuing Advanced Driver-Assist Tech, not Autonomous Trucks, CEO Says
ORLANDO, Fla. Daimler Trucks North America continues its pursuit of automated driving technology, but that development path is focused not on autonomous trucks but advanced driver-assistance systems, CEO Roger Nielsen said.
October 24, 2017Delphi Acquires Self-Driving Startup nuTonomy for $450 Million
Auto supplier Delphi Automotive said Oct. 24 it has acquired self-driving software startup nuTonomy Inc. for $450 million in an effort to speed the development of autonomous vehicles.
October 24, 2017Autonomy Could Transform Truckings Future, Former GM Exec Says
ORLANDO, Fla. Autonomous trucks could give rise to a future in which 90% of crashes are eliminated and transportation becomes dramatically more productive and cost effective, technology expert Larry Burns told industry executives here.
October 22, 2017Alphabet Unit Leads $1 Billion Investment in Lyft
Alphabet Inc.s investment arm, CapitalG, led a $1 billion investment in Lyft Inc. that values the ride-sharing startup at $11 billion, the ride-sharing startup said.
October 19, 2017Alphabet to Pack its Digital City With Autonomous Delivery Vans
Alphabet Inc.s autonomous vehicle technology will be a big part of its Toronto project to make urban life more Googley.
October 18, 2017Intel Proposes System to Make Self-Driving Cars Blameless
Intel Corp. has developed a system it says ensures that self-driving vehicles cant cause accidents, an effort to reassure a skeptical public and help speed adoption of driverless cars on the road.
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