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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As autonomous trucks gradually move closer to commercialization, Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum sees this technology delivering a range of benefits for fleet customers and for society at large.

MONROE, Ga. — Opponents trying to derail a $5 billion, 7,500-job Rivian electric truck plant in Georgia dominated a state meeting April 18 that was meant to gather suggestions on how to design the plant to mitigate any impact on the environment.

Connected traffic technology company LYT announced its emergency vehicle pre-emption feature now is integrated with HAAS Alert’s safety cloud and is intended to better inform traffic signals and other motorists of approaching emergency vehicles.

From coast to coast, trucking companies are becoming more prepared than ever to overcome the devastation of natural disasters.

WASHINGTON — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government.

Rivian Automotive Inc.’s “launch mode” is impressive — at least on its trucks. The assembly lines are perfectly capable of cruising speed; they just need more computer chips.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has the authority to force recalls, has opened two formal defect investigations that could ultimately lead Tesla Inc. to have to retrofit cars and restrict use of Autopilot in situations it still can’t safely handle.

The trucking industry urged federal regulators to consider how a proposal to tighten emissions limits on engines will affect motor carriers, as they’re the ones who will ultimately deploy the equipment subject to the new rules.

The Department of Transportation has released $44 billion for rural infrastructure, an announcement that reinforced a White House commitment and aligned with a visit by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to a small Indiana river port.

In an all-day virtual hearing, many of the roughly 140 parties commenting expressed support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule to tighten nitrogen oxides emissions. Others, however, either viewed the effort as a lost opportunity or attacked it as an overreach.