On May 22, before Memorial Day, a six-foot long, red-and-white drone took off from a field in Kannapolis, N.C., flew 15 miles west over suburban Charlotte to Novant Health’s Huntersville Medical Center, and dropped a box of protective masks in a designated spot next to the parking lot.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
California Becomes Epicenter of Emerging Truck Technology
With its emissions mandates, tough labor laws, inspection requirements and extensive regulations, California has become both a difficult and expensive environment for trucking.
May 22, 2020NHTSA Lets Self-Driving Shuttle Resume Carrying People
A self-driving shuttle service that was ordered to stop carrying passengers in February has been cleared to resume operations with new safety precautions.
May 21, 2020Trump Transportation Nominees Finch Fulton, Diana Furchtgott-Roth Advance to Senate Floor
Nominees for senior-level posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation were approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on May 20.
May 20, 2020Tesla Rolls Out Feature Designed to Detect Stop Signs, Traffic Lights
After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of its partially automated driving system designed to spot stop signs and traffic signals.
April 27, 2020NCDOT Looks to Drones as Coronavirus Relief Tool
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is preparing to launch a public-private partnership that will use drones in coronavirus-related relief efforts.
April 27, 2020Autonomous-Driving Startup Pony.ai Takes on Last-Mile Delivery
With autonomous-vehicle companies parked by COVID-19, Pony .ai has teamed up with Los Angeles-based e-commerce site Yamibuy to deliver packages and groceries in the city of Irvine, Calif.
April 17, 2020SoftBank-Backed Nuro Gets OK for Driverless Delivery Tests in California
Nuro Inc. has won permission to test driverless, low-speed delivery vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area, becoming the second company allowed to operate on public roads without a driver.
April 9, 2020DOT 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, 2020NTSB Blames Drivers, Tesla, Lax Regulations in Florida Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida involving a Tesla on Autopilot.
March 20, 2020