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DOT Opens Funding Opportunity for University Transportation Centers

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a competitive grant solicitation that makes nearly $5 million available as part of its University Transportation Centers program.

March 31, 2020

Digital Freight Sector Responds to Coronavirus Outbreak

Digital freight-matching companies are taking a proactive approach to confronting the coronavirus as the outbreak worsens.

March 23, 2020

Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets From Google

Autonomous technology developer Anthony Levandowski has pleaded guilty to federal theft of trade secrets charges, according to documents filed in federal court March 19.

March 20, 2020

Tesla’s Fremont Factory Forced to Shut Down Under Shelter-in-Place Order

After some confusion, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department in California said March 17 the car plant was not “essential,” and like most other businesses must shut down under the county’s shelter-in-place order that took effect March 17.

March 18, 2020

BMW Fourth-Quarter Profit Increases on Luxury-Car Sales

BMW AG finished 2019 with an increase in automotive profit on rising luxury-car sales as the German manufacturer faces a year mired in concerns over the coronavirus outbreak that threatens to shut down global supply chains.

March 12, 2020

China Auto Sales Plunge in February

BEIJING — China’s auto sales plunged 81.7% in February from a year ago after much of the economy was shut down to fight a virus outbreak, an industry group reported March 12.

March 12, 2020

Stakeholders’ Input Key to Shaping AV 4.0, Says USDOT Nominee Finch Fulton

WASHINGTON — Industry stakeholders will assist U.S. Department of Transportation officials in shaping their latest version of guidelines for autonomous vehicles, said Finch Fulton, nominee to become assistant secretary for transportation policy.

March 12, 2020

Uber Resumes Testing Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

Uber has resumed testing of robot cars in San Francisco, two years after one caused a fatal accident in Arizona.

March 11, 2020

Maine Panel Recommends Hiking Road Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine — A commission tasked with solving Maine’s transportation funding shortfall will recommend an immediate infusion of between $20 million and $60 million while punting a range of possible solutions to the next Legislature.

March 4, 2020