California has authorized the testing and commercial use of light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles on public roads.
January 2, 2020Transportation Technology News
Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.
California DMV OKs Light-Duty Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Natural Gas Engines Future Could Brighten Even as CWI Joint Venture Approaches End
The long-standing joint venture between Cummins Inc. and Westport Fuel Systems Inc. for the manufacture of natural gas engines is nearing a turning point, with the companies and industry observers discussing what lies ahead both for the partners and for natural gas technology.
January 2, 2020As Robots Introduced to Warehousing, Workers Have to Adapt
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. Guess whos getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements.
December 30, 2019Tesla Just Delivered Its First China-Built Cars in Shanghai
Tesla Inc. delivered its first China-built cars, a milestone for Elon Musks company as it accelerates a push in the worlds largest electric-vehicle market.
December 30, 2019Tesla Set to Deliver First China-Built Car in Milestone for Musk
Tesla Inc. will start delivering China-built cars Dec. 30, a major milestone for Elon Musks company as it expands in the worlds largest electric-vehicle market.
December 27, 2019Perspective: Succession Planning for Tech Transitions
Successful business leaders must learn to anticipate, embrace and respond to the innovations around them, says Ben Wiesen of Carrier Logistics Inc. Has your company planned for the turnover of old technology?
December 27, 2019Turkish Leader Unveils Prototypes of Electric Car
ANKARA, Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Dec. 27unveiled prototypes of a domestically produced electric car, putting him closer to fulfilling a long-held dream of building Turkeys first national automobile.
December 27, 2019Volkswagen Raises Forecast for Electric Car Production
FRANKFURT, Germany Automaker Volkswagen is accelerating its move into battery-powered cars, saying it will reach its goal of 1 million electric cars per year two years earlier than planned.
December 27, 2019Ubers Travis Kalanick to Leave Board to Focus on New Business
Uber Technologies Inc.s former Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick is stepping down from the board, severing his last ties to the company he co-founded a decade ago and helped become one of the worlds most valuable, and controversial, startups.
December 27, 2019GM, Tesla Head for New Year Without Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
General Motors Co. and Tesla are about to become the first automakers that will have to sell EVs without the benefit of a $7,500 federal tax credit.
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