Fleet electrification leader XL Hybrids, Inc. has announced the company has been selected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Operational Services Division (OSD), to be a vendor on the newly released Advanced Vehicle Technology statewide contract VEH102. This multi-year contract allows public fleets nationwide to purchase the XL3® Hybrid Electric Drive System as both an upfit and retrofit product […]
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) have formed the Smart Belt Coalition – a first-of-its-kind collaboration – with transportation agencies in Ohio and Michigan that will focus on automated and connected vehicle initiatives. The coalition, which includes transportation and academic partners, brings together leaders on these technologies to support research, testing, policy, funding pursuits […]
A new research report just out on the medium duty (MD) and heavy duty (HD) vehicle markets projects dramatic shifts in market growth and composition, fueled by changes in demand fundamentals, new environmental regulations and the increased pace of technological developments. As a consequence, the authors, Commodity Inside, note that “demand for commercial vehicles will […]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…wait a minute, it’s a car! Airbus, one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, says it plans to test a prototype of a flying car by the end of this year — a development that could be a major leap towards reducing congestion on highways and roads. The news came […]
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 […]
