Despite concerns that a rise in automated vehicles, or AVs, will displace significant numbers of truck drivers in the United States, only a modest number of truck driver jobs, if any, will be affected, according to a new ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 8, 2018
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Germany's transport minister wants trucks fitted with compulsory 'blind spot' safety systems to prevent pedestrians and cyclists from being killed by careless drivers.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 15, 2018
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A study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of Sao Paulo revealed that a beltway constructed to divert heavy-duty diesel vehicles traffic in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo has ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2018
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UPS says it will soon start using electric delivery trucks that cost the same as conventional diesel- or gas-fueled ones.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 22, 2018
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Merging on the motorway or changing lanes: this may quite literally become an automatism for truck drivers in the long term. Jan Loof, mechanical engineer at Eindhoven University of Technology, has developed a system that ...
Engineering
Feb 15, 2018
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Ownership of cars and light trucks are on the upswing, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 24, 2018
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Should Australian truckies feel a little nervous about the rise of platooning?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 20, 2017
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After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs—and, more recently, solar panels—Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: big trucks.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 16, 2017
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Electric trucks are having a moment in the spotlight, but they won't replace diesel-powered trucks in big numbers until they overcome costs and other limitations.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 15, 2017
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A self-driving shuttle test in Las Vegas streets resulted in a minor bang-up with a delivery truck on Wednesday, with city officials blaming the human driver.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 9, 2017
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