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Business, Technology, Autonomous

Aurora Delays Hauling Freight Without Drivers Until April

PITTSBURGH — Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year, a delay from the end of 2024.

October 31, 2024
Government, Technology, Safety, Logistics

CISA Issues Global Cyber Plan to Protect US Infrastructure

CISA released an international plan outlining steps to work more with overseas stakeholders to better safeguard online interconnections with the U.S. supply chain.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Trucking Stakeholders Tackle Biggest Cybersecurity Concerns

CLEVELAND — Trucking is dealing with an evolving cybersecurity environment that raised concerns among industry experts during a panel discussion Oct. 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2024
Business, Technology

Rust Belt Sees Boom in EV Charging

As electric car sales pick up pace far from the U.S. coasts, a wave of new fast-charging stations is coming online from the Rust Belt down to the Deep South.

Kyle Stock | Bloomberg News
October 30, 2024
Business, Technology

Volvo to Take Ownership of Northvolt Battery Joint Venture

Volvo Car is taking over a joint venture with Northvolt to build a factory on Sweden’s west coast, underscoring the major challenges of scaling battery production in the EV market.

October 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Torc Validates Fully Driverless Truck on Test Track

Since May, the independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck has been conducting fully driverless truck tests on a multi-lane test track in Texas, the company revealed Oct. 29.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Trucking Firms Call on Hochul to Delay New York’s EV Rule

COHOES, N.Y. — Trucking industry executives and others asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to pump the brakes on state regulations that mandate sales of electric trucks in New York starting in January.

Larry Rulison | Times Union, Albany, N.Y.
October 29, 2024
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

White House Adviser Addresses Fleets’ Need for Cybersecurity

CLEVELAND — White House official Stephen Viña stressed the importance of trucking cybersecurity Oct. 28 even as carriers adapt to an unknown technological future.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

PennDOT Approves Rules for Self-Driving Vehicles in State

There are now rules of the road for self-driving vehicles in Pennsylvania.

Bob Kalinowski | The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
October 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

BYD Reportedly Hires Another Stellantis Executive

China’s BYD Co. reportedly is hiring the former U.K. chief of Stellantis NV as the EV maker builds a team of European executives to lead its expansion in the region.

Albertina Torsoli | Bloomberg News
October 29, 2024