Tesla unveiled its highly anticipated electric-powered semi-truck on Nov. 16, 2017. Here are its first public moments and the introduction by company co-founder Elon Musk. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
November 16, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Construction Begins on $42 Million Autonomous Vehicle Test Facility in Central Florida
When you think of autonomous cars, the city of Auburndale, Fla., doesnt come to mind. All of that is expected to change in the coming years.
November 16, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
California Clears the Way for Testing of Fully Driverless Cars
At the beginning of the year, efforts to put driverless cars on Californias streets looked like they were careening.
November 16, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
Security Experts Warn Truckers About Loadboard Scams, Inspired Terrorist Attacks
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Technology and smart, hard-working criminals have combined to keep loadboard fraud rampant, according to a senior investigator with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
November 15, 2017GovernmentTechnologySafety
NTSB Urges Collision Avoidance Tech, Data Recorders in Trucks
WASHINGTON Collision avoidance technology in trucks could improve the safety of operators and everyone else on the road, according to Rob Molloy, director of the National Transportation Safety Boards Office of Highway Safety.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Waymo, Uber Squabble Over Ground Rules as Autonomous Vehicle Trade-Secrets Theft Trial Looms
What is a trade secret? That seemingly simple question dominated discussions Nov. 14 during a federal court hearing on Waymo vs. Uber, one of the last pretrial sessions before the case, which could shape the future of autonomous vehicles, heads to a jury on Dec 4.
November 15, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Uber Plans Self-Driving, Longhaul Trucks on the Road In the Near Future
Uber is working on a fleet of self-driving semi-trucks, but it wont completely replace traditional drivers, the company said.
November 14, 2017GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
Safety Belt Use Increased Since 2007 Among Truck Drivers, New Survey Says
The number of truck drivers wearing safety belts increased by more than 20% since 2007, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
November 14, 2017GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
Miles Traveled Don't Give Complete Picture of Highway Fatalities, Deborah Hersman Says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. An improving economy and higher number of vehicle miles traveled dont tell the whole story for continuing increases in the number of fatalities on U.S. highways, National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman told executives attending a safety meeting here.
November 14, 2017GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsTCA
Trade Expert: Mexican Truck Ban Wouldnt Have Much Impact
A possible ban on long haul trucks from Mexico under a renegotiated North American Free Trade agreement wont have much impact, according to a trade expert in New Mexico
November 13, 2017