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 […]
Ford is going electric — literally. It has just detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the U.S., a plug-in hybrid Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected […]
In a move to improve traffic flow in Las Vegas, the city and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada are betting big on new technology to make their streets smarter and to allow traffic to move more efficiently. In partnership with Acyclica, Las Vegas is leading the nation with their smart city initiatives by installing a traffic-monitoring system that […]
A new report projects that global annual electrified powertrain medium and heavy duty truck sales are expected to grow by tenfold over the next years — from about 31,000 vehicles in 2016 to nearly 332,000 by 2026. Here’s what’s at play according to the authors, Navigant Research: As local and national governments impose stricter emissions […]
So much has been written about driverless cars but another key area that shows tremendous potential for autonomous vehicle is mass transit. Consider buses: They typically drive on an established route with pre-scheduled stops. Perfect. And, autonomous buses are certain to operate less expensively without the cost of the driver. Not great for employment possibilities […]
Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni anticipates President-elect Donald Trump’s infrastructure plans will play a significant role in reshaping the municipal, transit and industrial fleet industry and their maintenance facilities. Here’s why: Saddled with aging or obsolete in-ground vehicle lifts, coupled with larger, newer transportation vehicles that run hotter and have to be expertly serviced […]
Covenant Transportation Group (CTG), a leading truckload provider in the United States, has selected ORBCOMM to provide its cold chain telematics solution to track, monitor and control its fleet of refrigerated trailers at Covenant Transport and Southern Refrigerated Transport. ORBCOMM will provide cellular connectivity, advanced hardware, wireless fuel and door sensors, along with a web-based […]
Ford Motor Company is introducing its next-generation Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle, which will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CEs) in January. The new vehicle uses the current Ford autonomous vehicle platform, but ups the processing power with new computer hardware. Electrical controls are closer to production-ready, and adjustments to the sensor technology, including […]
