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Maine Panel Recommends Hiking Road Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine — A commission tasked with solving Maine’s transportation funding shortfall will recommend an immediate infusion of between $20 million and $60 million while punting a range of possible solutions to the next Legislature.

March 4, 2020

Ford Plans Electric Version of Transit Cargo Van

Ford Motor Co. plans to manufacture an electric version of its popular Transit cargo van for the 2022 model year.

March 3, 2020

Exxon Outlines Steps to Reduce Harmful Methane Emissions

NEW YORK — ExxonMobil on March 3 outlined how it is reducing the methane its operations release into the atmosphere, detailing its efforts as governments around the globe write new rules to regulate the harmful greenhouse gas.

March 3, 2020

Meritor, Wabash Stay Focused on Now and When

ATLANTA — Key executives from global commercial vehicle supplier Meritor Inc. and trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said evolution and revolution are happening simultaneously in the trucking industry — and it is their job to keep track of both at once.

March 1, 2020

Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.25 Billion for Driverless Cars

Waymo raised $2.25 billion from a slate of private equity investors, venture capitalists and automotive companies, the first time Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous vehicle unit has taken outside funds.

March 3, 2020

Majority of Promising AI Startups Are Still Based in the US

The most promising startups using artificial intelligence are U.S.-based companies working in the fields of health care, retail and transportation, according to a study that looked at budding AI companies around the world.

March 3, 2020

Nikola Plans Merger With Publicly Traded VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.

Nikola Corp. announced plans to merge with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company, to speed up Nikola’s production of zero-emissions commercial vehicles.

March 3, 2020

FMCSA Announces Plans for March 19 Safety Summit

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning a Safety Summit on March 19 for motor carriers, drivers, safety technology developers and users, federal and state partners, and safety advocate groups to share ideas on improving truck safety.

March 2, 2020

Improving Driver Safety with In-Cab Hazard-Based Warnings

Hundreds of thousands of commercial vehicles travel across the United States each and every day, operated by drivers who are focused on continuously changing road conditions and other driving tasks, all of which may cause them to miss critical road sign warnings about such hazards as steep grades, high rollover locations, and low bridges.

March 12, 2020