01 Jul Report: Boeing Fell Short in Disclosing Key Changes to Max A government report says Boeing did not give regulators documents about changes it made in a key system blamed in two deadly crashes of its 737 Max jet, and that officials responsible for approving the plane did not know how powerfully the system could push the plane’s nose down. Read more...
01 Jul Tesla China Plant Might Have Come to the Rescue Last Quarter Tesla Inc. endured a roughly seven-week shutdown of its most important car plant in the world last quarter, but its brand-new backup factory may have saved the day. Read more...
01 Jul Samsara Unveils AI Products to Predict, Prevent Accidents Samsara, a fleet management software company, unveiled a suite of safety features that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent accidents, the company announced July 1. Read more...
01 Jul TuSimple Partners With Major Fleets to Launch Autonomous Freight Network Self-driving truck developer TuSimple has partnered with four major transportation companies to launch a logistics network for its highly automated trucks, marking a new phase in its push to bring its technology to market in the coming years. Read more...
30 Jun Waymo Targets Southwest Freight Corridor for Autonomous Truck Tests As it moves forward with autonomous truck development, Waymo plans to focus its 2020 testing efforts on the southwest shipping corridor that includes Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Read more...
30 Jun Workhorse Valued at $1 Billion Shares of Workhorse Group Inc., a maker of electric delivery vehicles, are surging as investors bet the Trump administration will want the company and a fellow Ohio-based affiliate to succeed. Read more...
30 Jun Hyliion Electrified Powertrain Steps Up to Go 1,000 Miles on a Tank Thomas Healy, the founder and CEO of Hyliion Inc., used to feel like he was on the sidelines of trucking’s electric playing field, but not anymore. Read more...
30 Jun Tests Show Cylinder Deactivation Improves Next-Gen Engines, Jacobs Says Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ cylinder deactivation technology delivered a “host of performance-enhancing benefits” in a recent independent validation, the company announced, including raising exhaust temperature and improving fuel consumption. Read more...
30 Jun Mark-It Express Acquires Sava Transportation Mark-It Express Logistics took another step in its expansion plans by acquiring the operating assets of Sava Transportation, the company announced June 30. Terms were not disclosed. Read more...
30 Jun EPW Chairman John Barrasso: Dems’ Infrastructure Bill a ‘Road to Nowhere’ House Democrats’ $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal that has reached the floor of the chamber drew criticism from the top Republican on the Senate’s highway policy panel. Read more...