06 Nov Walmart, Tesla Settle Lawsuit Over Fiery Solar Panels NEW YORK — Walmart and Tesla have settled a lawsuit filed by the retail giant alleging that Tesla installed rooftop solar panels that caught fire. Read more...
06 Nov NJ Transit Want Ad: Seeking Partner to Move Stadium-Size Crowds New Jersey Transit is seeking private partners to help transport “a stadium’s worth of people” — plus newly arriving megamall crowds. Read more...
06 Nov Elon Musk Schedules ‘Blade Runner’-Inspired Pickup Truck Unveiling for Nov. 21 Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk set a date for the debut of the electric-car maker’s first pickup and further tied the truck to the famous sci-fi movie that inspired its design. Read more...
06 Nov CARB Rule Would Set Sale Quotas for Zero-Emission Trucks The California Air Resources Board has proposed a regulation requiring that manufacturers sell a set percentage of zero-emissions battery-electric and fuel cell trucks beginning with model year 2024. Read more...
06 Nov Volvo Trucks Sells First Electric Trucks to European Customers Volvo Trucks announced the start of sales of Volvo FL and Volvo FE electric trucks in selected markets within Europe, including for distribution and refuse hauling, as the region faces increasing demand for environmentally conscious urban transport. Read more...
06 Nov Titanium Reports Softer Q3 Earnings Titanium Transportation Group was profitable in the third quarter of 2019, but earnings were below 2018’s strong numbers. Read more...
06 Nov Self-Driving Uber in Crash Wasn’t Designed to See Jaywalkers Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving test car that struck and killed a pedestrian last year wasn’t programmed to recognize and react to jaywalkers, according to documents released by U.S. safety investigators. Read more...
06 Nov Wabash Posts Higher Q3 Earnings, Record Revenue Wabash National Corp. reported higher earnings and record third-quarter revenue, citing growth in final-mile and commercial trailer products, and higher sales prices. Read more...
06 Nov Lawyer David Estrada Takes On Autonomous Safety Questions at Nuro Silicon Valley Lawyer David Estrada is taking on a new role at Nuro Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based self-driving car startup founded by two of his former Google colleagues and backed by nearly $1 billion from SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund. Read more...
06 Nov Shale Oil Pioneers Say the Boom Times Are Over The days of relentless production growth from U.S. shale oil fields are ending, potentially aiding OPEC’s yearslong effort to drain a worldwide supply glut, according to industry pioneers Scott Sheffield and Mark Papa. Read more...