EV Truck Technology Takes Center Stage at CES
LAS VEGAS — Electric truck companies showcased just how far the technology has evolved during CES 2022.
January 20, 2022Amazon Heads to the Mall With Prototype Clothing Store
Amazon .com Inc. plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, marking the latest foray into brick-and-mortar for the online retailing giant, which already sells more than 10% of all clothes in the U.S.
January 20, 2022Toyota Halts Work at Some Plants Amid COVID Disruptions
Toyota Motor Corp. expanded the idling of its automobile production as rising COVID-19 cases impact its suppliers and operations in Japan.
January 20, 2022Mercedes Taps Luminar for Lidar
Mercedes-Benz plans to use laser sensors from Luminar Technologies Inc. in a next-generation vehicle platform to enable semi-autonomous driving features on highways.
January 20, 2022TuSimple in Talks With Foton on Autonomous Trucks
TuSimple Holdings Inc. is in talks to join forces with one of China’s premier commercial vehicle manufacturers to create heavy-duty trucks aimed at making long-distance logistics more efficient.
January 20, 2022Tesla Rumor Mill Misfires, Exasperates Even Elon Musk
Steel Dynamics, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based steel producer, has gotten all sorts of attention lately from Tesla fans and followers. This has been entirely unfounded, and is one of several examples of the narrative around the Elon Musk-led company getting ahead of reality recently.
January 19, 2022Army Corps of Engineers Gets $14 Billion to Help Ease Supply Chains
The Biden administration on Jan. 19 announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects, with a focus on easing supply chain problems and addressing climate change.
January 19, 2022NACFE Urges Medium-Duty Electrification
If your fleet uses vans and step vans, medium-duty box trucks, terminal tractors or heavy-duty regional haul tractors, then now is the time to think of them as viable options for electrification, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency stressed in its recent initial report from its three-week Run On Less-Electric demonstration in September.
January 18, 2022Felony Charges Are First in a Fatal Crash Involving Tesla’s Autopilot
DETROIT — California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
January 18, 2022TRB to Finalize ‘Critical Issues’ Report
WASHINGTON — Executives with the Transportation Research Board are readying a guiding document outlining issues deemed critical across modes of transportation, the group’s leadership recently announced during TRB’s annual meeting.
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