by dankeelan | Nov 14, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Trucks
In 2023, freight trucks moved $15 trillion worth of goods in the United States. Trucking is what keeps America’s economy moving, plain and simple. Yet this workhorse of consumerism is now ripe for disruption. Advances in artificial intelligence, lasers, radar,...
by dankeelan | Nov 11, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Infrastructure, Roads, Trucks
Back in July, the Japanese government outlined an intriguing idea to connect major cities with what sounded like a giant “conveyor belt” for cargo. Now we have a clearer picture of what that “Auto Flow Road” will look like. Trucks are the go-to for...
by dankeelan | Oct 10, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America said it leads the market in deployment of Class 8 battery-electric trucks. The OEM has announced that it has placed more than 570 Volvo VNR Electric trucks in customer operations since commercial orders began in December...
by dankeelan | Oct 3, 2024 | Charging, Featured, Trucks
Caterpillar has called the system Cat Dynamic Energy Transfer (DET), which is suitable for the intermediate charging of both battery-only and hybrid mining vehicles. The solution consists of a power module that converts energy from a mining site’s power source for...
by dankeelan | Sep 24, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Trucks
After a successful year-long trial period with a major mining customer in one of the world’s largest mining areas in Pilbara, Australia, Scania is now launching its new autonomous mining truck onto the market. This is the first commercial step towards realising our...
by dankeelan | Sep 19, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Trucks
With its artificial-intelligence-driven technology, aifleet is able to generate over 40% higher utilization than the industry average, according to the company, driving a fivefold increase in operating profit compared to big carriers. The Austin, Texas-based company’s...
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