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Omnitracs leads $60M funding round for Peloton Technology
On Wednesday, April 11, Omnitracs announced that it lead a $60 million Series B funding round to help fuel Peloton’s growth plans
April 12, 2017
TCA panel explores the future of autonomous trucking
The building blocks for today's autonomous vehicles are safety & driver assistance systems, but it could take 50 years before autonomous trucks are a reality.
March 28, 2017
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Volvo demonstrates on-highway platoon on California’s I-110
Volvo Trucks completed of a successful demonstration of a partially automated truck platoon in CA, leveraging Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control technology.
March 14, 2017
Business
Omnitracs looks to capitalize on ‘massive change’ in technology and trucking
One of the highlights of the conference was the new partnership between Omnitracs and Peloton that will expand the possibilities of truck platooning.
March 2, 2017
Business
Trucking Alliance wants autonomous systems to support drivers, not displace them
A trucking industry group representing some of the country’s largest carriers has expressed opposition to the deployment of fully autonomous, driverless trucks.
February 28, 2017
Business
Truck platoon testing could begin in Iowa within the next year, state DOT officer says
A bill in the Iowa state legislature would open the door for truck platoons to begin operating on the state’s highways as a means to test the technology.
February 28, 2017
Business
Autonomous truck testing kicks off in Texas
Members of the Texas partnership are contributing facilities, expertise and talents as a part of a larger Texas network of proving grounds and test-bed sites.
February 7, 2017
Business
Reliance on autonomous systems the cause of fatal Tesla crash with tractor-trailer
A report issued by the DOT regarding the high-profile 2016 crash involving a Tesla Model S and a tractor-trailer reached the conclusion. Read more on this here.
February 2, 2017
Business
Nikola One shows the future of the connected truck
The Nikola One truck will have a digital dash that is customized to suit individual driver preferences.
December 12, 2016
Business
Ohio making $15M investment in highway tech for 35-mile autonomous ‘proving ground’
The corridor is a four-lane, limited access highway that will be used as a “real-world proving ground” for autonomous and connected vehicle technologies, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The stretch of highway runs from Dublin to East Liberty, Ohio.
December 1, 2016
Business
Otto making another autonomous truck run
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has been a proponent of facilitating autonomous technology in his state.
November 28, 2016
Business
MIT: U.S. playing catch-up to China with autonomy regs
In an ironic twist, Communist-controlled China has virtually no regulations on self-driving long-haul trucks, while backers of the technology here in the U.S. continue imploring politicians to ease up on their back-seat driving and give autonomous tech more control behind the wheel. China is getting closer to launching fleets of self-driving tractor-trailers thanks to soft […]
November 25, 2016
Business
Peloton joining Cummins, Peterbilt, ZF to develop truck platooning tech
The group’s goal is to develop powertrain tech and automated driving controls to improve fuel efficiency in tractor trailers by 20 percent in real-world driving conditions.
November 18, 2016
Business
ATRI: Autonomous vehicles to revolutionize trucking, but big hurdles remain
Autonomous trucks will drastically change the trucking industry, says the American Transportation Research Institute in a new report, with implications ranging from major regulatory reform to greater efficiency and safety, as well as infrastructure updates, an altered legal landscape and new labor market. But there’s much work to be done before wide-scale deployment, the report concludes.
November 16, 2016
Business
DOT forming advisory committee for autonomous transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced this week he will establish an advisory committee on automated transportation, meant to help regulators frame policy around the development and deployment of automated vehicles.
October 27, 2016
Business
Cyberattacks: the biggest threat to automated trucking
Increasingly, the transportation industry is using IoT technology to expand connectivity across entire supply chains.
October 26, 2016
Business
Autonomous truck makes first commercial delivery
Drinkers of Budweiser in the Colorado Springs-area will be the first in the world to consume goods delivered by a fully-autonomous truck.
October 25, 2016
Business
Platooning from the passenger’s seat
It’s interesting to watch this technology in action, even though it can be somewhat un-nerving to ride in a truck that is being led around by someone who 50-plus feet away.
October 14, 2016
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