The first trial to determine whether Tesla Inc.s Autopilot technology led to a fatal car crash may require jurors to weigh testimony from founder Elon Musk against criticism of the driver-assistance system by Mary Missy Cummings, a U.S. government safety adviser.
November 3, 2021Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
AV Sensor Startup Spartan Radar Raises $15 Million
Spartan Radar, a developer of sensor technology for automated vehicles, raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Prime Movers Lab.
November 3, 2021Business, Technology, Autonomous
Elon Musk, Autopilot Critic Sought as Witnesses in Tesla Crash Trial
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Hertz Teams With Uber, Carvana in Electric Shift
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., fresh off a blockbuster order for 100,000 Teslas, reached an exclusive agreement to supply Uber drivers with electric vehicles and signed up Carvana Co. to dispose of rental cars it no longer wants.
October 27, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Top 100
Current Driver-Assist Tech Effective, Experts Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Driver-assist technologies that are already widely available on the commercial truck market have demonstrated that they can prevent crashes, save lives and reduce litigation-related costs, a group of industry experts said.
October 27, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Tesla Becomes Lowest-Revenue Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Value
Tesla Inc. has joined the trillion-dollar-valuation club as the member with the lowest revenue.
October 26, 2021Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
NTSB Wants Tesla to Limit Where Autopilot Can Operate
DETROIT The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention.
October 25, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous
Volvo Trucks Outlines Next Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transport Vision
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Volvo Trucks is ramping up sales and deliveries of battery-electric trucks while also reducing carbon emissions within its own facilities and supply chain in North America as part of its global efforts to improve environmental sustainability.
October 24, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
A Road Trip With Autonomous Truck Company Plus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Autonomous truck technology developer Plus used the roads around Nashville to showcase its system in a real-world setting, offering demonstration rides during American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 24, 2021Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Experts Tout Advanced Safety Technologies for Trucks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Strategies for increasing the awareness and adoption of new safety technologies for trucks were outlined during the first day of American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition here at the Music City Center.
October 23, 2021Business, Technology, Autonomous
Gatik, Ryder Cooperate on Autonomous MD Fleet
Autonomous technology developer Gatik announced it will lease from Ryder System Inc. a fleet of medium-duty, multi-temperature box trucks designed for transporting goods autonomously to retail locations.
October 22, 2021