The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently sponsored a two-day demonstration of three-truck platooning on public roadways in Northern Virginia; the results of four years’ worth of research and testing. Guided by police escort, the three t…
Category: Autonomous Vehicles
Vehicle makers exploring business cases for autonomy
Beyond their own forays into crafting cars and trucks that can drive themselves, vehicle manufacturers have been experimenting more with the ways that autonomous vehicles can serve business purposes. And it’s looking a lot like Uber.
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Vehicle makers exploring business cases for autonomy
Beyond their own forays into crafting cars and trucks that can drive themselves, vehicle manufacturers have been experimenting more with the ways that autonomous vehicles can serve business purposes. And it’s looking a lot like Uber.
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Senate told of safety, efficiency benefits of autonomous trucks
DOT releases updated set of autonomous vehicle guidelines
Truckers are playing a critical role as Florida and the southeastern United States begin the recovery process fro…
Senate told of safety, efficiency benefits of autonomous trucks
DOT releases updated set of autonomous vehicle guidelines
Truckers are playing a critical role as Florida and the southeastern United States begin the recovery process fro…
House approves bill to ease deployment of self-driving cars
Commercial vehicles excluded; Senate to hold hearing on autonomous trucks next week
The House passed legislation on Sept. 6 that gives the Department of Transportation (DO…
House approves bill to ease deployment of self-driving cars
Commercial vehicles excluded; Senate to hold hearing on autonomous trucks next week
The House passed legislation on Sept. 6 that gives the Department of Transportation (DO…
United Kingdom to fund trials of truck platoons
Testing involving DAF, DHL expected to take place in 2018
The United Kingdom announced it will help fund the first real-world operational trials of platooning trucks on it…
United Kingdom to fund trials of truck platoons
Testing involving DAF, DHL expected to take place in 2018
The United Kingdom announced it will help fund the first real-world operational trials of platooning trucks on it…
VW’s throwback-future van to ‘haul people and freight’
Volkswagen has unveiled an electric-drive concept van that’s part of the automaker’s strategy to sell a million EVs by 2025. It’s also geared toward autonomous driving by the time it’s to arrive in production, and could offer a method of automated frei…