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BMW, Toyota Back a Driverless Startup That Wants to Start Small

As automakers spend billions to rack up autonomous miles and map city streets, Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW AG are also betting on a startup with a more modest approach.

February 26, 2018

Snider Adds Mitchell 1 Repair Capabilities

Fleet services provider Snider Fleet Solutions added Mitchell 1 diagnostic and repair capabilities to its more than 80 locations in the South and Midwest.

February 26, 2018

IBM Chairman Ginni Rometty Promotes Blockchain’s Effects on Shipping

WASHINGTON — Blockchain’s effects will extend to transportation and facilitate the movement of goods, according to IBM Chairman Ginni Rometty.

February 25, 2018

Glitches or Not, Nissan Starts Testing Semi-Autonomous Rides

YOKOHAMA, Japan — In the future Nissan envisions, driverless cars will pick up children from school and recommend restaurants to tourists in various languages.

February 23, 2018

ATA’s Chris Spear Urges Fleets to Plan for Future When Developing Workforce

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Trucking companies need to “look beyond the hood” when cultivating a workforce, monitoring on the road ahead for issues that will shape their businesses in years to come, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said here.

February 22, 2018

UPS to Add Zero-Emissions Delivery Trucks

UPS Inc. announced it will deploy 50 newly designed plug-in electric delivery trucks by the end of the year. The vehicles are comparable in acquisition cost to its conventional-fueled package delivery trucks without the use of subsidies — a development it calls an industry first and one that breaks a key barrier to large-scale fleet adoption.

February 22, 2018

DOT Schedules March 1 Listening Session on Automated Vehicles

Executives from the commercial and passenger transportation industries will have an opportunity to recommend policy directives to federal officials during a forum the U.S. Department of Transportation will host March 1.

February 22, 2018

SamSam Virus Demands Bitcoin from Colorado DOT, State Shuts Down 2,000 Computers

Colorado Department of Transportation employees resorted to pen and paper on Feb. 21 after nasty ransomware hijacked computer files and demanded payment in bitcoin for their safe return.

February 22, 2018

Washington, D.C., Dips Its Toe Into Self-Driving Cars

Washington, D.C., is preparing for a future with self-driving cars by inviting companies to test their autonomous vehicle technology in the District.

February 22, 2018