Hydrogen-powered vehicles could soon be more common on the streets of Australia’s biggest city after Hyundai Motor Co. reached a supply deal for the zero-emission fuel with local producers.
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Driver-Assist Technologies Touted at FMCSA Truck Safety Summit
The importance of hiring skilled drivers, the prospects for success with hair-based drug tests, the critical need for infrastructure funding and the promise of technology — especially as it relates to onboard vehicle systems — were among subjects discussed at an all-day Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Aug. 5 truck safety summit.
August 6, 2020Carriers Must Prepare as Deadline Nears for Chinese Technology Ban, Experts Say
With an Aug. 13 deadline approaching fast, motor carriers who do business with the federal government must soon launch an inquiry to locate and purge telecommunications equipment manufactured by five Chinese companies that may be in use in their operations.
August 5, 2020Global EV Charging Stations Top 1 Million
The electric vehicle industry has quietly hit one of its biggest milestones to date, as the number of public charging plugs around the world ticks above the 1 million mark.
August 5, 2020Anthony Levandowski Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Autonomous driving engineer Anthony Levandowski was ordered to spend 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets from Google as he defected to Uber Technologies Inc., in one of the highest-profile criminal cases to hit Silicon Valley.
August 4, 2020Senate Panel to Consider USDOT IG Nominee Eric Soskin
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s internal watchdog division is scheduled to appear before a Senate panel Aug. 6.
August 4, 2020DOT Funds Four New University Transportation Centers
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $4.9 million in funding has been awarded to support four new University Transportation Centers.
August 4, 2020Tech Leads Stock Rebound From Lows Amid Earnings
Stocks pared losses as a rally in big technology companies tempered concern over a slow economic rebound. After the close of regular trading, Apple Inc., Amazon .com Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc. jumped as results crushed Wall Street estimates.
July 30, 2020FBI Warns Truckers That Hackers Could Target ELD Data
The FBI issued a cautionary notice warning truckers that cyber criminals could target electronic logging device vulnerabilities as a means of seizing business information, but industry experts note that hackers have as yet not found a way to crack into ELD data.
July 30, 2020TRB Annual Meeting Goes Virtual for 2021
The Transportation Research Board’s 100th annual meeting will be held virtually this winter due to concerns over COVID-19.
July 28, 2020