Apr 7, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles
Elon Musk has called them the most impactful technology on the horizon. But unions are lobbying against their widespread use, citing studies showing they may kill up to 500,000 jobs. They are autonomous trucks, which supporters pitch as the remedy to a growing demand...
Mar 31, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how much time elapsed before it reported the crash of one of its test vehicles last fall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents...
Mar 31, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Industrial Automation
A self-driving forklift may be the next wave of warehouse and factory innovations, saving companies on labor and, ideally, making industrial settings safer for everyone. Demand for logistics help is soaring, but forklift operators and other skilled workers are in...
Mar 17, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Government, Safety
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a first-of-its-kind rule to ensure safety of occupants in automated vehicles. This rule updates the occupant protection Federal Motor Vehicle Safety...
Mar 17, 2022 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles
For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that driverless vehicles were just around the corner. Finally they’re here, but to catch a glimpse of them, you’ll need to go to a farm rather than look along city streets. Beginning this fall,...
Mar 17, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Government
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said federal policy on autonomous vehicles will undergo “meaningful” developments in the coming years, saying policy frameworks had not fully caught up with technological developments. Speaking at...
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