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Cruise, BrightDrop Explore Self-Driving Electric Vans

Cruise, the self-driving startup controlled by General Motors Co., is working with the automaker’s BrightDrop electric van business on a plan to develop autonomous delivery vehicles, people familiar with the matter said.

May 16, 2022

Hyundai Expected to Announce $7 Billion EV Plant in Georgia

ATLANTA — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected to announce next week that it is building an electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Ga., according to a U.S. official familiar with the anticipated announcement.

May 13, 2022

Bridgestone Introduces New Tire Tread With Improved Wear Life

Bridgestone Americas announced the launch of a new drive tire tread that is engineered to increase retread value for fleets.

May 12, 2022

More Steps Needed to Reach Zero-Emission Future, Executives Say

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Top executives at some of the largest companies in trucking said many factors must come together before the industry can fully advance toward a zero-emission future.

May 12, 2022

Congress Kicks Off Final Negotiations on Supply Chain, Semiconductor Bill

Congressional policymakers formally kicked off negotiations on comprehensive legislation meant to facilitate domestic production of semiconductors and improve the movement of freight at ports.

May 12, 2022

Developers Take Varied Paths to Autonomous Trucking

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Autonomous trucking is branching into multiple approaches and each has a different route to commercialization.

May 12, 2022

Cummins to Build Fuel Cells for Freightliner Cascadia

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Cummins Inc. will supply market leader Freightliner, a brand of Daimler Trucks North America, with a Cummins hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for the heavy-duty Cascadia model, Cummins Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger said in a surprise announcement.

May 12, 2022

Class 8 Sales Flat in April Compared With 2021

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in April were flat compared with a year earlier, coming in at just over 19,000, but continued the  improvement from the lows in the beginning of the year, Wards Intelligence reported.

May 12, 2022

Foxconn Completes Acquisition of Lordstown Factory

Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group completed a transaction with Lordstown Motors Corp. to acquire the electric truck startup’s Ohio factory for $230 million and take over production of its Endurance pickup truck, a critical step as the iPhone manufacturer seeks to diversify into electric vehicles.

May 12, 2022