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Senate Panel to Examine Self-Driving Trucks

Trucking executives and industry observers will lead a discussion on self-driving trucks at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Sept. 13.

September 8, 2017

House Passes Bill to Speed Introduction of Self-Driving Vehicles

U.S. House lawmakers passed a wide-ranging bill to speed the introduction of self-driving vehicles championed by tech and auto companies racing to develop and deploy the technology.

September 7, 2017

Commerce Department: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Will Create Winners and Losers in Transport Industries

Workers in the trucking and other industries that move people and goods could find themselves squeezed out of those jobs by the rise of self-driving trucks.

September 5, 2017

Big Changes Seen in Truck, Bus Design

California is the “incubator” for commercial vehicle innovation that will spread throughout the nation, generating a wave of new powertrains and driver-assistance technologies designed to decrease truck emissions and increase safety and freight efficiency, a vehicle engineering consultant said.

August 31, 2017

Britain to Test Part-Driverless Platoons of Trucks

Britain is set to conduct road trials of self-driving trucks, involving a “platoon” of vehicles controlled by a driver in the front.

August 30, 2017

Federal Regulators Tout Autonomous Technology in Policy Update

U.S. Department of Transportation leaders reaffirmed their commitment to ensure the adoption and implementation of automated technologies across transportation modes, the agency indicated in a new policy document.

August 28, 2017

Autonomous Transportation Committee Stalls Under Trump

A federal committee created to work on autonomous transportation hasn’t moved an inch under President Donald Trump.

August 28, 2017

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Eyes Chattanooga as Testing Ground for Driverless Trucking

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s new director said Aug. 23 the lab is considering testing in Chattanooga related to autonomous driving and long-haul trucking.

August 24, 2017

Driverless Vehicles of the Future Confront Rules Written for Drivers

When the U.S. government finally got around to regulating auto safety in 1967, it insisted that every car have seatbelts and that the steering column be engineered to absorb impact so it wouldn’t spear the driver.

August 24, 2017