Kodiak Establishes Autonomous Truck Advisory Council

Kodiak has tapped leaders from Walmart, UPS, and other players in the North American trucking industry to help guide the development and deployment of autonomous trucks.

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Nissan Outlines Product Offensive & Volume Growth Strategies

Nissan’s The Arc business plan outlines how the manufacturer aims to lift annual sales by 1 million units and increase its operating profit margin to more than 6% by the end of fiscal year 2026.

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3 Bobit Fleet Conferences Accepting Speaker Proposals

The 2024 Global Fleet Conference, Fleet Forward Conference, and Fleet Safety Conference are now accepting seminar and speaker proposals.

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Daimler Truck Connects More than 1 Million Trucks and Buses

Daimler Truck has connected over 1 million trucks and buses to a global digital platform, able to achieve this result by deploying embedded telematics hardware and a global digital platform across all vehicle brands.

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Einride Unveils First U.S. Smartcharger Station

Einride has opened its first Smartcharger station for heavy-duty electric freight vehicles in the U.S., located in California near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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Goodyear Introduces New Tires for Delivery Fleets

Engineered for electric and gas- or diesel-powered regional work vehicles, the latest Goodyear RangeMax tires are a steer-drive combo offering Goodyear's regional pickup and delivery tires for traction, range, and mileage, regardless of drivetrain.

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Kalmar, Forterra Working on Autonomous Yard Tractor

Kalmar and Forerra have joined forces to create a new autonomous terminal tractor system.

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Consumers Still Wary of Driverless Tech

But AAA survey found that many are interested in semiautonomous features.

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Automated Driving Systems Get Poor Marks in New Ratings System

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a new ratings program for partial driving automation systems. Out of the first 14 systems tested, only one earns an acceptable rating.

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Ratings Show Partial-Automated-Driving Weakness

Nonprofit’s tests give just one of 14 systems an ‘acceptable’ rating.

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Traton, Plus Team up on Autonomous Trucks

Plus and the Traton Group (the parent company of Navistar International) plan to have fully integrated, Level 4 autonomous trucks ready to go to market by the end of the decade.

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Matthew Betz Named 2024 Global Fleet Conference Chair

Betz brings over 35 years of experience in the fleet industry to the 2024 conference, which will take place Nov. 4-6 in San Diego, California.

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Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange Event Open for Applications

Heavy Duty Trucking is taking applications from fleet managers of heavy-duty trucks to attend its Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange networking and educational event, Sept. 4-6 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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WMATA Report Sees Improvements in Ridership, Customer Satisfaction

Nearly one-half of Metrobus customers saw buses arrive every 12 minutes or less, and more than half of rail customers saw trains arrive every six minutes or less, on average.

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Kodiak and Martin-Brower Partner to Autonomously Move Freight

Martin Brower and Kodiak are using autonomous vehicles to haul quick service restaurant food between Dallas and Oklahoma City eight times per week.

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Inside Look: Beep, Jacksonville Expand AV Program

JTA and FSCJ are launching AVs on FSCJ's downtown campus, becoming the first college campus in the state of Florida to receive autonomous shuttles for students and visitors.

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Leveraging Technology: Advanced Vehicle Safety Technologies & the Impact They Will Have on Bus Fleets

Dive into this thorough exploration of the critical safety issues impacting bus operations and the emerging technologies that offer promising solutions. This comprehensive analysis delves into the challenges faced by the passenger transportation industry and...

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Will AI Revolutionize or Reverse Public Transit?

The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the public transit industry marks a significant shift towards enhanced efficiency and customer satisfaction. This transformative technology is influencing every aspect of public transportation, from how riders...

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