Throughout the pandemic-influenced years of 2020 through 2022, third-party logistics providers and freight brokers assuaged shippers by simply locating a truck for their freight.
September 25, 2023Autonomous Truck News
Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.
Freight Brokers Adjust as Market Power Swings to Shippers
Uber Freight, Waabi Team Up on AI-Powered Autonomous Trucks
Logistics specialist Uber Freight is teaming up with Waabi Innovation Inc. in an artificial intelligence-powered autonomous truck partnership, the companies said Sept. 21.
September 21, 2023Isaac Instruments Introduces Updated Video Camera System
Isaac Instruments has introduced the next generation of its InView integrated video camera system, designed to help trucking fleets improve safety.
September 18, 2023Driverless Carmakers Are Pivoting to Trucks
The pivot from self-driving cars to self-driving trucks is the latest sign of how difficult it is to fully take our hands off the wheel, industry experts and researchers say.
September 18, 2023Spartan Radar, RiverPark Partner to Launch Hoplo
Spartan Radar has launched sales of its Hoplo advanced collision warning system through a new partnership with RiverPark Inc.
September 18, 2023Trailer Tech Capabilities Continue to Improve for Fleets
Trailer telematics and sensor technolÂogy continue to advance, and providers said they’re offering much more than simple track-and-trace applications.
September 15, 2023Cruise to Begin Testing Wheelchair-Accessible Robotaxi
Cruise in October will begin testing what it says is “the world’s first purpose-built, wheelchair accessible, self-driving vehicle.â€
September 15, 2023ATA Leader Chris Spear Presses Congress for AV Framework
WASHINGTON — Automated vehicles would gain greater adoption with a nationwide policy framework, Chris Spear, president of American Trucking Associations, told members of Congress on Sept. 13.
September 13, 2023California Governor Gets Bill on Humans in Autonomous Trucks
The California Senate passed a bill Sept. 11 mandating human drivers behind the wheel of autonomous trucks on state highways for at least the next five years. Will the governor sign it?
September 12, 2023Using AI and Video to Make Job Interviews More Efficient
AI-powered video interviewing of job applicants has quickly matured into a mainstream option for trucking and logistics companies looking to streamline the hiring process.
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