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 and Forterra Sign Autonomous Yard Tractor Agreement

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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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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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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Truck Manufacturers Update on Joint Efforts

The merger between MFTBC and Hino has been delayed due to ongoing regulatory clearances and investigations related to Hino's engine certification issues. The original timeline has been extended.

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Back to the Future: Commercial Fleet Insights from 2020's Leap Year

While 2024 may be another leap year, we are back on the road in a positive direction and can take the lessons our industry learned from this pandemic and not only survive but continue to thrive.

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Navigating Auto Industry Evolution from 1967 to Present

Dhaval Kikani reminisces on his 57-year career as an engineer in the auto industry and the innovations that saw commercial success, and the experiments that did not.

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Goodyear and Gatik Partner for Autonomous Vehicle Safety

Gatik plans to implement the intelligent tire solution into a significant portion of its autonomous fleet across the U.S. and Canada.

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Kia to Exhibit Platform Beyond Vehicle Models at Work Truck Week

Kia unveiled its Platform Beyond Vehicle strategy earlier this year at CES 2024 and soon will be displaying two of the brand's larger models, the PV5 and the PV7, at Work Truck Week. A variety of interchangeable upper bodies can be connected to the base vehicle...

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