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Port of Virginia Receives Federal Grant to Develop Truck Appointment System

The Port of Virginia will receive a grant of $1.55 million from the Federal Highway Administration to reduce truck congestion through better technology.

October 6, 2017

Hacking Risk Is What Worries Americans Most About Driverless Vehicles

U.S. residents are “polarized” on whether to embrace driverless cars, according to a survey by insurer American International Group Inc.

October 5, 2017

Waymo Engineer Left Trail of Deleted Files En Route to Uber

Uber Technologies Inc. hired an engineer to lead its driverless car program last year even after its own research revealed red flags about how much proprietary information he took from his former employer, Waymo.

October 5, 2017

Self-Driving Vehicles Raising Big Questions Around Drunk Driving, Seat Belts, Open Container Laws and More

The idea of highways being filled with self-driving cars may be alluring, but it has highway safety experts raising numerous questions about common contemporary issues like drunk driving, seat belt use and how other motorists might react to a car without a driver behind the wheel.

October 5, 2017

Warren Buffett Isn’t Losing Sleep Over Self-Driving Trucks

“Trucks are going to be around for a very long time.”

October 4, 2017

Mining Giant Vies With Tech Firms for Workers in Push for Self-Driving Trucks

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest mining company, is focused as much on driver-less trucks and automated drills as conventional shovels and loaders these days. That means it needs a whole lot more high-tech workers.

October 4, 2017

FHWA Awards $1.5 Million Grant for Truck Reservation System at Va. Ports

Federal Highway Administration officials today awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Virginia Port Authority for a state-of-the-art truck reservation system that will save time for freight shippers.

October 4, 2017

Australia Expands Use of Caterpillar’s Self-Driving Truck Technology

Self-driving truck technology being developed by Caterpillar Inc. at its Tucson, Ariz., division headquarters will soon be used more extensively by iron ore mines in Australia

October 3, 2017