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Vehicles

FedEx, Paccar, Aurora Launch Autonomous Trucking Pilot

September 22, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

Aurora Innovation Inc., Paccar Inc. and FedEx Corp. launched a commercial pilot of autonomous trucking in Texas. The companies said they started using a Paccar tractor equipped with self-driving technology to haul FedEx loads between Dallas and Houston, a 500-mile […]


Impact & Regulations, Vehicles

Regulators Are Asleep at the Wheel on Self-Driving Cars

March 26, 2018

Via: Transport Topics

The companies and officials influencing the development of self-driving technology offered a wide variety of reactions to the death of a pedestrian struck by an Uber autonomous vehicle March 18. Uber Technologies Inc. suspended the testing of its self-driving cars […]


Vehicles

Robot Rides Are Going to Deliver Pizza and Parcels Before People

March 13, 2018

Via: Transport Topics

In the wait for self-driving technology, cellphone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce. The future—at least in the near-term—will not only be driverless, but sans […]


Impact & Regulations

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Ambitions Live Another Day

May 5, 2017

Via: Transport Topics

Uber and Waymo’s industry-critical battle over self-driving car technology now includes allegations of cover ups, clandestine meetings and big stock payouts. But a court hearing April 3 didn’t result in one possible outcome: A halt to Uber’s self-driving car plans. […]


Impact & Regulations

When Self-Driving Vehicles Take to the Road, Impact on Jobs is Uncertain

September 7, 2016

Via: Transport Topics

Millions of Americans make a living by driving trucks, delivery vans, taxis and ride-hailing cars. When technology takes the wheel, what will happen to their livelihoods? That question is growing more urgent as the advent of self-driving vehicles accelerates. Major […]