24 Sep Pass the Test and Tesla Owners Might Get Full Self-Driving Beta Access The wait is almost over for some Tesla Inc. customers to get access to driver-assistance technology the company has marketed in controversial ways — as long as they’re on their best behavior. Read more...
24 Sep Biden: Budget Talks Have Hit ‘Stalemate’ WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Sept. 24 that talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have hit a “stalemate” in Congress as he made the case for his expansive effort to recast the nation’s tax and spending programs and make what he sees as sweeping, overdue investments. Read more...
24 Sep Pittsburgh Unveils Long-Term Transportation Blueprint Picture Pittsburgh 50 years from now with these transportation changes: a terminal in a central location to handle a hyperloop system, vehicles for vertical takeoffs and landings, and high-speed trains; aerial trams linking neighborhoods; and new bridges crossing the Monongahela River at Hazelwood for motorized vehicles and at the former Wabash rail bridge piers for bikes and pedestrians. Read more...
24 Sep Mercedes-Benz Plans $8.2 Billion European Battery Venture Daimler AG will team up with Stellantis NV and TotalEnergies SE to boost the scale of their European battery venture to more than 7 billion euros ($8.2 billion) in a move to secure supplies for electric Mercedes-Benz cars. Read more...
24 Sep UK Scrambles for Truckers Amid Supply Woes The U.K. is short tens of thousands of drivers, as factors including Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic converge to create a supply chain crunch. Read more...
24 Sep Port of Houston Fended Off Hacking Attempt The Port of Houston issued a statement Sept. 23 saying it had successfully defended against an attempted hack in August and “no operational data or systems were impacted.” Read more...
24 Sep Mack Defense Delivers Heavy Dump Trucks to US Army ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Defense officially delivered to the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve the first M917A3 heavy dump trucks during a tented ceremony Sept. 23. Read more...
24 Sep Western Star Launches 47X Model for Weight-Sensitive Vocational Market Daimler Trucks North America has introduced the Western Star 47X vocational model, a Class 8 truck intended for lighter-weight applications than the heavier 49X introduced in September 2020. Read more...
24 Sep Maersk Buys Stake in Electrofuel Startup in Race to Ditch Oil A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is investing in a startup that develops electrofuels as part of a strategy to own technologies that can help it become carbon neutral. Read more...
24 Sep Short-Term Extensions Possible for Highway Law, Government Funding WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the nation’s premier highway law expires and funding for most of the federal government comes to a halt, Congress is likely to adopt short-term legislative extensions. Read more...