Autonomous
Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.
Lyft Driverless Cars Top 5,000 Rides in Las Vegas
Lyft driverless cars have provided more than 5,000 rides to passengers on the Las Vegas Strip since May.
Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors
Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in “any color that he wants, as long as it is black.” But black on self-driving cars could be deadly.
August 21, 2018Will Frugal Chrysler Fiat Land Big Payoff in Driverless Sector?
When Waymo picks up its first paying customer in a driverless taxi later this year, the car doing the honors will be made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. Not the sensors and software — the futuristic technology that allows a robot to drive a minivan will be made by Waymo. The relatively boring minivan itself? That’s pretty much Fiat Chrysler’s only significant contribution to the race to develop autonomous vehicles.
Fixing the Final-Mile Delivery Mess
Though it seems like every week there's a new startup introduced to the field, last-mile retail delivery is still a mess.
Tesla, Public or Private, Still Will Release Autopilot Safety Data
Even as CEO Elon Musk pursues the idea of taking Tesla private, the electric automaker has confirmed that it still plans to release safety data on its Autopilot semi-autonomous driving feature.
August 16, 2018To Get Ready for Robot Driving, Some Want to Reprogram Pedestrians
You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous vehicle and amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence capable of real-world driving is further away than many predicted just a few years ago.
Kroger Selects Arizona for Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Pilot
Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona.
How a Billion-Dollar Autonomous Vehicle Startup Lost Its Way
Quanergy Systems Inc. found itself in the center of a sudden frenzy over self-driving cars in 2014. It makes lidar, which bounces lasers off objects to help autonomous cars know what is nearby.
Task Force to Study Autonomous Technology Underway in Oklahoma
Oklahoma state officials have held the first meeting of a task force that will study autonomous vehicles and how agencies and local governments should respond to the emerging technology.
Former Chief Tesla Vehicle Engineer Doug Field Returns to Apple
Apple Inc. said it rehired Doug Field after the executive spent about five years at Tesla Inc. in charge of vehicle engineering.