Tag: vehicle

February 2, 2024

An international group of scientists has published a paper in the journal Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, summarizing a comprehensive review of deep transfer learning for intelligent vehicle perception. In recent years, perception has been viewed as a critical component […]

January 4, 2024

Auto giant Ford sold almost two million vehicles in the United States last year, the company said Thursday, buoyed by accelerating electric vehicle sales and continued growth in internal combustion engine trucks. These figures represented an increase of just over […]

October 30, 2023

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said it was accepting applications for $40 million in grants to support connected vehicle technologies. The grants, part of the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program, will […]

June 1, 2023

Both companies said the deal would help them push towards their goals to reduce emissions — albeit in different ways. “The acquisition would add talented manufacturing and technical resources to Cummins’ workforce, position Cummins closer to key suppliers and consumers […]

May 9, 2023

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a manufacturing method at the atomic and near-atomic scale. Since its invention in the 1970s, ALD has been industrially applied in fields such as displays, semiconductors, and solar cells. Professor Rong Chen from Huazhong University […]

April 11, 2023

Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults are at least somewhat likely to switch, […]

June 30, 2022

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is upgrading safety standards on rear underride protection on tractor trailers to help prevent crashes involving passenger vehicles, but safety advocates say the changes do not go far enough. Rear underride crashes occur when […]

May 18, 2022

Tesla Inc. customers might love the carmakers’ nifty keyless entry system, but one cybersecurity researcher has demonstrated how the same technology could allow thieves to drive off with certain models of the electric vehicles. A hack effective on the Tesla […]

April 18, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it would provide up to $1.76 billion in low-interest loans for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland. The loan is part of the Build America Bureau program and will […]

December 28, 2021

Tesla Inc. is in a strong position heading into 2022, with catalysts including robust Chinese demand and new factory openings in the U.S. and Germany, according to Wedbush. Shares in the electric vehicle maker could gain nearly 30% over the […]

December 1, 2021

The average retail price for a used Class 8 vehicle in October climbed a notch higher to set a record, overtaking the previous peak set in September, ACT Research reported. The average retail price in the month hit $72,204 compared […]

September 20, 2021

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI), chief deputy whip of the House Democratic Caucus, applauded the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s passage of his legislation to expand tax credits for the middle class when purchasing electric vehicles. Part of President […]

May 19, 2021

A Senate proposal to impose a vehicle-miles-traveled fee exclusively on commercial vehicles drew a strong rebuke from the leaders in the trucking industry. During a May 18 Finance Committee hearing to explore funding solutions for the country’s infrastructure system, Sen. […]

April 26, 2021

The Biden administration on April 26 took a key step toward restoring California’s power to limit greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and overturn a Trump-era policy that pitted the federal government against a state seeking to eventually ban conventional gas-powered […]

April 12, 2021

Huawei Technologies Co. will invest $1 billion on researching self-driving and electric-car technologies, accelerating plans to compete with Tesla Inc. and Xiaomi Corp. in the world’s biggest vehicle arena. Huawei’s autonomous-driving technology already has surpassed Tesla’s in some spheres, for […]

March 29, 2021

A bill designed to boost investments in vehicle infrastructure was recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators. The Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act would aim to expand the alternative-fuel vehicle refueling property-investment tax credit to decrease costs for […]

February 24, 2021

Pennsylvania state officials said $936,000 in grant funding through the Commonwealth’s national settlement share with Volkswagen Group of America would be used to help expand statewide electric vehicle use. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently outlined plans to […]

February 12, 2021

Many shippers in the e-commerce segment learned invaluable lessons in 2020 — siloed solutions don’t work well when scale and speed are a must. The same can be said for last-mile delivery operations. Siloed operations — where data, equipment and […]

December 16, 2020

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that his state would be releasing the Maryland Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Framework. The framework will guide connected and automated vehicle technology in the state while serving as a place for stakeholders across […]

August 6, 2020

Cadillac is turning to its next chapter as an electric-vehicle brand with the debut of the 2022 Cadillac Lyriq crossover. The battery-powered Lyriq, Cadillac’s first all-electric vehicle, will debut online Aug. 6. Although the Lyriq is not expected to hit […]