Autonomous vehicles are coming and there’s no roadmap (yet)
When I was growing up, my father had a tiny grocery store in Brooklyn that served our immediate community. Around 1960, something...
Read MoreVolvo’s self-driving trucks will haul limestone from a mine
Sometimes, it’s the least glamorous uses of self-driving tech that can be the most important. Volvo has struck a deal that will have...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle implementation predictions: Implications for transport planning
Victoria Transport Policy Institute, November 26, 2018 This report explores autonomous (also called self-driving, driverless or robotic)...
Read MoreDriverless Volvo trucks take over dangerous mining tasks in Norway
In a unique pay-for-work agreement, Volvo Trucks will use driverless trucks to take over mining tasks perilous to human operators. Six...
Read MoreCombining real, virtual worlds improves driverless vehicle testing
Augmented reality technology can accelerate testing of connected and automated vehicles by 1,000 to 100,000 times, and reduce additional...
Read MoreThe UK’s geospatial data infrastructure: challenges and opportunities
Open Data Institute, November 20, 2018 Geospatial data is about places. It might be about a specific building, a river or other natural...
Read MoreVolvo’s first commercial self-driving trucks will be used in mining
Volvo has announced a commercial first for its autonomous trucking endeavors. The Swedish automotive company has signed a deal with...
Read MoreMost GCC transport firms see driverless trucks by 2028
More than three quarters (82 percent) of GCC transport companies expect autonomous trucks to become a viable option on the roads within...
Read MoreHundreds of millions of cars off the road and autonomous trucks on the road in 10 years?
I have been covering autonomous vehicles for a few years now, and I have found only one thing to be certain: Uncertainty of a timeline....
Read MoreHow Amazon and other retailers’ supply chains will boost use cases for autonomous trucks
Imagine this: you’re driving on the road right behind a convoy of trucks moving together fluidly like a highly synchronized chorus line....
Read MoreNavistar product development exec talks advanced truck technology
Next-generation powertrains and automated truck technologies are at the center of Navistar International Corp.’s drive for continual...
Read MoreWhy this NVIDIA partnership is a big deal
NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) change of strategy in self-driving car technology is showing signs of paying off, which is why the...
Read MoreInvestigating connected and autonomous vehicles with real-life driving data
A new partnership has focused on using human-driver data to improve the performance and acceptability of connected and autonomous vehicles...
Read MoreData could be what Ford sells next as it looks for new revenue
As Ford Motor Co. works to navigate a global reorganization effort that is certain to include significant job reductions, one way forward...
Read MoreElectric pickup trucks are not in GM’s plans for the next couple decades, says exec
Electric propulsion is rapidly taking over many segments of ground transportation and pickup trucks, which are the biggest profit centers...
Read MoreThe amazing ways Toyota is using artificial intelligence, big data & robots
A great way to understand the future priorities for a company is to see where they invest resources. When you look at where Toyota, the...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles could shape the future of urban tourism
In the first study of its kind, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, academics from the University of Surrey and the University of...
Read MoreHeartland Tech Weekly: Preparing the trucking industry for driverless vehicles
Last week, I attended an event hosted by The Atlantic on the future of work. One of the discussions centered around autonomous trucking —...
Read MoreHow strict will the U.S. be on autonomous driving testing?
The autonomous driving industry is becoming a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation. Meaning that, the industry needs regulations, but...
Read MoreEricsson, Einride and Telia power sustainable, self-driving trucks with 5G
Einride, Ericsson and Telia are putting 5G into motion at a DB Schenker facility in Jönköping, Sweden. The goal is to power an...
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