Billionaire Li Shufu’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group agreed to invest in flying-car developer Volocopter GmbH as the Chinese auto giant diversifies into technologies that eventually could supplant the traditional gas guzzler.
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Daimler, Torc Begin Testing Self-Driving Trucks in Virginia
Daimler Trucks has begun testing highly automated heavy-duty trucks on Virginia highways in partnership with its subsidiary, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, the companies said.
September 9, 2019Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake Expands Kentucky Plant
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake broke ground on a 130,000-square-foot expansion of its wheel-end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Ky., according to a company news release Sept. 5.
September 6, 2019Plus.ai Enters Joint Venture With Chinese Truck Maker FAW Jiefang
Plus.ai, a startup providing self-driving technology, announced a joint venture to develop autonomous trucks with FAW Jiefang, China’s oldest and largest truck manufacturer.
September 6, 2019Robots Displacing Jobs Means 120 Million Workers Need Retraining
More than 120 million workers globally will need retraining in the next three years due to artificial intelligence’s impact on jobs, according to an IBM survey.
September 6, 2019VTNA Expands Use of 3D Printing at Truck Plant
Volvo Trucks North America announced it is using 3D printing technology to produce tools and fixtures used in the manufacturing process at its New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va., where all of its trucks for the North American market are built.
September 6, 2019Daimler Faces Off With Green Groups In Berlin
Daimler AG’s head of sales, facing off with environmentalists at a heated meeting in Berlin, said the company is investing billions of euros to transform its product range to reach emissions targets.
September 6, 2019Save On Costs and Run Your Fleet More Efficiently with Data
Margins are tight in the trucking industry and have put many businesses under pressure. To compete, fleets must minimize costs and operate as efficiently as possible. But, how? Vehicle gateways have given carriers access to a treasure trove of data on their operations. In this short webinar, KeepTruckin will walk through tangible ways to use it.
September 26, 2019Tesla Autopilot Is Found Partly to Blame for 2018 Freeway Crash
U.S. transportation safety investigators found Tesla Inc.’s design of its automated driver-assist system was partly to blame for a crash in which an inattentive driver slammed into a fire truck parked on a freeway near Los Angeles in 2018.
September 4, 2019Porsche Unveils Its First Electric Car
Porsche picked Niagara Falls, a Chinese wind farm and a solar site in Germany to unveil its first all-electric sports car, underscoring the new Taycan’s central role in turning parent Volkswagen AG into the world’s leading seller of battery-powered vehicles.
September 4, 2019