24 Aug Stoneridge Fills New Chief Technology Officer Post Commercial vehicle supplier Stoneridge Inc. appointed Laurent Borne chief technology officer, a newly created position. Read more...
24 Aug Mexican Market No Longer a Sure Thing for US Gas Producers For years, U.S. producers have counted on Mexico to buy enormous quantities of natural gas from the prolific shale fields in West Texas and elsewhere. The fracking boom has given rise to massive pipeline projects to carry that gas across the border, where energy production has plummeted. Read more...
24 Aug Volkswagen Reportedly Tried to Buy Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora Volkswagen apparently wants to be more than just friends with Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh. Read more...
24 Aug Wabco Opens Primary Tech Hub in Germany, Adds Hino Trucks as Customer Wabco has opened the Global Technology and Innovation Center in Hanover, Germany, the Brussels-based global supply company announced. It also will supply braking and advanced driver assistance systems to U.S.-made heavy-duty Hino Trucks. Read more...
24 Aug Video Insights Traditional truck telematics systems offer fleet managers a lot of data on the performance of their drivers and vehicles, but integrating onboard cameras can provide valuable information that those systems can’t capture on their own, according to technology suppliers. Read more...
24 Aug Uber, Airbus Enlist in Japan’s Flying-Car Plan Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber Technologies Inc. and Boeing Co. in a government-led group to bring airborne vehicles to the country in the next decade. Read more...
24 Aug US, Mexico Near NAFTA Framework, but Obstacles Remain The United States and Mexico moved closer toward a consensus on how to forge a new North American Free Trade Agreement even though key obstacles remain, according to several people familiar with the matter on both sides. Read more...
24 Aug Onboard Video Gains Traction in Trucking Cameras are everywhere today. They’ve become ubiquitous in all kinds of public buildings for security purposes. The trucking industry is no exception to this proliferation of video recording devices throughout our society. Read more...
24 Aug ELDs: Data-Driven Trucking The government-mandated use of electronic logging devices hasn’t just replaced paper logbooks; it also has marked a major step forward for technology adoption and the use of data in trucking. Read more...
24 Aug Robots Take on the Final Mile Imagine if the next time you place an order for delivery from your favorite local restaurant, you’re greeted at your door not by a person but by an urban delivery robot. Read more...