American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear has been named a member of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s transportation automation advisory committee. Noted Spear: “Trucking is vital to the U.S. economy and an important part of our transportation system, so it is imperative that trucking and this association have a seat at the table when it […]
Purdue University is leading part of a national effort to reduce vehicle fuel consumption by 20 percent through automated systems that interconnect cars and trucks and the transportation infrastructure using sensors and online cloud technology. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced up to $32 million in funding for 10 […]
Vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni has once again demonstrated why it is the recognized innovator in the heavy duty lifting industry with the introduction of the ST 1130 mobile column lift – featuring a lifting capacity of 29,000 lbs. per column and 116,000 lbs. for a set of four. This new model is engineered to deliver […]
Need to do a little shipping from your local pharmacy? Well get this: FedEx Corp. and Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, have announced a long-term alliance agreement that will offer access to FedEx dropoff and pickup services at thousands of Walgreens locations across the United States beginning within the next several months. “Walgreens, […]
Omnitracs, LLC, a global pioneer of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, announced today the addition of a mobile application to its Virtual Load View (VLV) product, a solution that replaces manual tracking of shipments by providing access to real-time data, including the ability to improve tracking and identify when loads are falling […]
The Alliance for Transportation Innovation (ATI21.org) has announced plans for a coast-to-coast autonomous vehicle road trip, beginning later this month in Atlanta, GA. The Washington, D.C.-based association advocates on behalf of the transportation technology industry to accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies that he says “will reduce traffic deaths, improve the flow of urban commutes, safely […]
Panasonic has announced it had aligned with leading user experience software companies and automotive manufacturer, FCA, to debut powerful infotainment systems that transform the consumer experience, both inside and outside of the vehicle. Panasonic Automotive also announced a collaboration with IBM to develop an eCommerce infotainment system powered with Watson. The Panasonic Cognitive Infotainment platform […]
Amazon has announced plans to open a second fulfillment center in Jacksonville, Florida. The facility will add more than 1,000 full-time jobs bring the total number of full-time employees in Florida to more than 4,000 full-time employees. According to Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s vice president of North American operations, “Florida has been an ideal location to […]
Ford and Toyota are establishing SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open source software for smartphone app development for vehicle. Members include automakers Mazda Motor Corporation, PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) and Suzuki Motor Corporation, as well as suppliers Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo. According to the group, the consortium is focused on “significantly […]
Cars and homes are going to become increasingly interconnected if Google and Hyundai have their way. In an integration highlighting the increasing connection between cars and the home, Hyundai is demonstrating compatibility with the company’s Blue Link Agent for the Google Assistant. The integration allows control of various functions of a Hyundai vehicle with simple voice […]
