California relaxed several rules on self-driving cars as the state tries to maintain its status as a leading test bed for the future of transportation.
March 10, 2017Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Autonomous
Opinion: Eight Predictions for Our Industry
In 2008, I wrote an article where I described a future scenario in which a driver in a truck is leading a convoy of several driverless trucks. In 2011, I began predicting that we would have autonomous cars on the market and on the roadways by 2020. These predictions seem to be turning out better than my 2007 prediction that Apple would not get much market share in the cellphone business.
March 13, 2017Business, Technology, Autonomous
Waymo Alleges Former Self-Driving Engineer Plotted to Sell Trade Secrets to Uber
Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo alleged a former top self-driving car engineer plotted to sell trade secrets and talent to Uber Technologies Inc., according to an updated lawsuit filed March 10 against the ride-sharing company.
March 10, 2017Business, Technology
California Says Autonomous Vehicles Don't Need Human Drivers
Business, Technology
Replay: LiveOnWeb on Recruiting Young Drivers
Young drivers are appealing to fleets, but fleets often lose them as quickly as they find them. What new methods are fleets using in recruiting efforts? In our March 8Â LiveOnWeb, hosted by Transport Topics Executive Editor Joe Howard, we looked at the challenge the industry faces in attracting young drivers to replace retiring drivers. Watch the replay.
March 9, 2017Business, Technology
Rolls-Royce to Establish Autonomous Shipping Research Center
Rolls-Royce said it will establish a research and development center for autonomous shipping and increasing digitalization in the marine industry.
March 9, 2017Government, Business, Technology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 7: Fuel Tax Pitch
The business community will tell Senate funding leaders on March 8 to raise taxes on fuel as a way to fund big-ticket infrastructure projects. Sarah Kline of the Bipartisan Policy Center explains how P3s can work even in rural communities. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 8, 2017Business, Technology, Autonomous
Traditional Trucking Meets the 'Sharing Economy' With Miami Tech Startup Cargo42
Startup Spotlight: Through a simple-to-use app, Cargo42 provides companies an option to ship locally for a lower rate with trucks that have empty space in them. At the same time, trucking companies enjoy an additional revenue stream and maximize the trucks’ productivity.
March 6, 2017Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Technology, Equipment
Opinion: Virginia Increases Availability of TWICs at DMVs
As reported in Transport Topics in early December 2016, (12-12, pp. 4, 43) American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told a roundtable of lawmakers at a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, represents the future of secure transportation.
March 6, 2017Business, Technology
Omnitracs Plans Role in Evolution of Automation, Drones, Wearables
PHOENIX — The transportation industry is accelerating toward a future shaped by autonomous trucks, platooning, drones, same-day delivery, wearable technology for drivers and the continued proliferation of the Internet of Things, Omnitracs told a gathering of fleet customers here.
March 6, 2017Fuel, Business, Technology
Engine Makers Emphasize the Power of Telematics Support for Customers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Engine makers, two of whom also build heavy-duty trucks, emphasized the powerful role of telematics in delivering customer support as they announced service-related features.
March 6, 2017