What do you do when your CEO confesses that he’s cracking under the stress of his job? That’s the question that the nine board members of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. must answer after Elon Musk, the company’s impulsive leader, admitted to The New York Times that work is rattling his nerves in what he described as the most “difficult and painful year of my career.”
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Bridgestone Launches New Drive Tire
Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced the expansion of its Firestone commercial truck tire portfolio with the launch of the Firestone FD711 drive tire.
August 17, 2018Tesla, Public or Private, Still Will Release Autopilot Safety Data
Even as CEO Elon Musk pursues the idea of taking Tesla private, the electric automaker has confirmed that it still plans to release safety data on its Autopilot semi-autonomous driving feature.
August 16, 2018July Class 8 Sales Jump Amid Demand for Safety Tech
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in July were the second-highest of the year, increasing by more than 33% as they cleared 20,000.
August 16, 2018To Get Ready for Robot Driving, Some Want to Reprogram Pedestrians
You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous vehicle and amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence capable of real-world driving is further away than many predicted just a few years ago.
August 16, 2018Kroger Selects Arizona for Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Pilot
Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona.
August 16, 2018Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'Orchestrating the Supply Chain'
What are shippers doing to orchestrate the supply chain? How are they tackling capacity, service, visibility and control? That's the focus of our Aug. 22 LiveOnWeb program, "Orchestrating the Supply Chain." Watch the replay.
August 15, 2018EPA Challenged Administration’s Safety Projections From Mileage Freeze
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency privately challenged the Trump administration’s rationale for freezing Obama-era mileage standards, saying the proposal actually would increase U.S. highway deaths.
August 15, 2018Turkey to Step Up Tariffs on US Products
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Aug. 15 said it is increasing tariffs on imports of certain U.S. products, including rice, cars, alcohol and coal — escalating a feud with the United States that has helped trigger a currency crisis.
August 15, 2018Ford to Spend $740 Million as Part of Detroit Train Station Project
Ford Motor Co. will spend nearly $740 million to renovate the Michigan Central Station and other sites the automaker purchased in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, the company said Aug. 14.
August 15, 2018