Peter Daniels is one of the millions of Americans working from home because of the coronavirus, and he watches delivery robots as they roll along sidewalks 350 miles away.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Americans Still Skeptical of Self-Driving Cars, Poll Shows
Nearly half of Americans say they would not get in a self-driving taxi, according to a poll commissioned by the advocacy group Partners for Automated Vehicle Education.
May 19, 2020Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs, Closes Offices Amid Pandemic Revamp
Uber Technologies Inc. eliminated an additional 3,000 jobs May 18, is closing dozens of offices worldwide and is shutting down many side projects in an effort to weather the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the ride-hailing business.
May 18, 2020GM’s Self-Driving Unit Cruise to Lay Off Almost 8% of Staff
Cruise, the self-driving car unit majority owned by General Motors Co., is laying off almost 8% of full-time employees to cut costs in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 14, 2020VW, Ford Forge Ahead With EV Technology Sharing to Cut Costs
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. are pushing ahead with plans to team up on electric- and self-driving vehicles even as the coronavirus derails other projects, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 14, 2020Volvo Says Virus Won’t Slow Its Rollout of Self-Driving Car Tech
Volvo Car AB is grappling with plant shutdowns and layoffs, but one thing it’s not doing amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is pumping the brakes on autonomous driving development.
May 6, 2020TuSimple Fills Senior-Level Posts With Executives From UPS, Walmart
Autonomous trucking technology developer TuSimple has tapped industry veterans from UPS Inc. and Walmart to fill senior positions.
April 30, 2020Self-Driving Startups Work Through Health Crisis
Just like the rest of the industry, trucking companies working to commercialize autonomous heavy-duty trucks are adapting to the uncertainties and disruptions caused by the coronavirus.
April 28, 2020NCDOT Looks to Drones as Coronavirus Relief Tool
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is preparing to launch a public-private partnership that will use drones in coronavirus-related relief efforts.
April 27, 2020UPS to Fly Medications by Drone to Florida Retirement Community
UPS Inc. will use drones to fill prescriptions for residents of The Villages in Florida, one of the country’s biggest retirement communities, amid a lockdown to halt the coronavirus.
April 27, 2020