Two prominent labour unions in the U.S. want the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to reject the former Trump administration’s automated vehicle (AV) strategy. The unions claim the plan relies…
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The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has begun exploring the subject of autonomous trucking, publishing a series of articles on its website under the banner NACFE’s Perspective on Autonomous Trucking….
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Government rules about autonomous trucks are holding back significant transformations to modern freight movement, according to a recent study by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). With a slow-moving federal government and…
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Peloton Technology unveiled its vision to develop its new Level 4 automated following technology at the Automated Vehicle Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Its new technology would allow the lead truck…
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Starsky Robotics announced it has started testing unmanned trucks on public highways with live traffic in Florida. The first unmanned test in live traffic took place on June 16, with the…
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The US Postal Service recently awarded TuSimple self-driving trucks the contract to haul mail and packages from the USPS trailers to different areas in the US. The autonomous trucks are…
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The public’s trust in autonomous vehicle technologies is waning, according to the 2019 Deloitte Global Automotive Consumer Study. The report found that only 39% of U.S. consumers trust traditional original…
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The vice president of the American Transportation Research Institute spoke about autonomous trucks, HOS, e-commerce and other issues at the recent National Private Truck Council conference. While suggesting that Level…
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Autonomous trucks are an especially attractive target for hackers, cargo thieves and cyber criminals, experts say. From Trucks.com: “If you move to autonomous navigation systems or even just the usual…
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