The Future Is Near for Self-Driving Trucks on US Roads May 1, 2024 By Tom Krisher On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board....
Volvo Offers Self-Driving Truck with No Cab as Way to Address Shortage of Drivers September 13, 2018 By Emma Thomasson Sweden’s Volvo, the world’s second-biggest truck maker, presented a new self-driving electric truck on Wednesday, which it said should help...
Uber Halts Driverless Truck Manufacturing to Focus on Cars July 31, 2018 Uber will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on U.S. highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday,...
Despite New Law, Nebraska Not Expected to See Self-Driving Cars Soon June 18, 2018 By Grant Schulte Nebraska lawmakers may have cleared the way for companies to test self-driving vehicles with a law passed earlier this year,...
Uber’s Plans for Trucking Industry Hit Detours June 16, 2017 By Heather Somerville and Julia Love Uber Technologies Inc.’s drive to become a major player in the trucking business is off to a bumpy start, with...
Autonomous Cargo Ships Expected to Revolutionize (Disrupt) Shipping June 8, 2017 By David Stringer BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything...
Start-Up Otto in Fast Lane to Test Self-Driving Trucking by Year’s End August 8, 2016 By Alexandria Sage Self-driving trucking start-up Otto is poised to put its software in the hands of long-haul truckers by the end of...
Unmanned Work Zone Trucks Promise Road Safety, Savings August 27, 2015 By Michael Rubinkam Roving construction crews — the kind you see blacktopping a road, painting lines, inspecting a bridge or installing a traffic...