Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently asserted that the American consumer will have a lot to say in determining the course of autonomous vehicles. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 2, 2020Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Secretary Elaine Chao: Consumers Will Be Key in Determining AV Technology
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Outrider Gets $53 Million to Automate Truck Yards
Technology company Outrider closed out an early stage of financing with $53 million to automate truck yards, the company announced Feb. 19.
February 19, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
DOT Requests Public Comment on AV 4.0
The Department of Transportation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are inviting public comments on AV 4.0, the latest federal update of autonomous vehicle technology guidelines.
February 5, 2020Government, Business, Autonomous
Self-Driving Mass Transit Arrives on American Streets
An electric-powered shuttle funded mostly by the federal government will give residents access to services that have slowly vanished from a part of Columbus, Ohio.
February 5, 2020Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
UPS-Waymo Partnership to Start in Near Future
UPS and Waymo announced Jan. 29 a pilot program for autonomous vehicle package pickup in Phoenix.
January 30, 2020Government, Business, Autonomous, TCA
Autonomous Vehicle Test in Rhode Island Shows Promise for Other Cities
The six electric vehicles known collectively as Little Roady navigate a 5-mile loop in regular traffic and steer themselves into 10 curbside stops, giving lawyers and laborers alike a free ride.
January 24, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
DOT Unveils Updated AV Guidance at CES 2020
The Department of Transportation has released AV 4.0, which serves as the agency’s policy update of autonomous vehicle technology guidelines.
January 8, 2020Government, Technology, Autonomous, TCA
North Carolina Pays Researchers to Prep for Autonomous Vehicles
Teams of researchers based at three state universities will spend the next three years developing ways to help North Carolina prepare for autonomous vehicles and other new transportation technologies.
December 18, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Self-Driving Trucks and Presidential Politics
The introduction of self-driving truck prototypes over the past five years has fueled an ongoing conversation about how this emerging technology will change the freight transportation industry in the decades ahead.
December 6, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Senate Panel Says NHTSA Lax on Autonomous Regulation
WASHINGTON — The nation’s road-safety regulator is under fire again for what critics call lax oversight of tests involving autonomous vehicles.
November 21, 2019