Texas city rolls out new tech to help truckers avoid waiting at red lights
On Monday, the City of Arlington, Texas, announced the deployment of new technology to help reduce delays at traffic lights for commercial vehicle drivers
VIDEO: Frito-Lay OTR driver talks about driving Tesla Semi
On Thursday, snack company Frito-Lay shared video featuring a quick conversation with the company's first truck driver to officially take the Tesla Semi out on the road.
Bill outlawing self-driving trucks without a human driver on board advances in California
California lawmakers have advanced a high-profile bill that would ban the operation of heavy autonomous vehicles without a human in the cab.
Self-driving trucks to haul Tyson Foods freight in C.R. England reefer trailers between Dallas...
On Thursday, autonomous truck tech company Kodiak Robotics, Inc. announced a partnership with C.R. England to haul freight for Tyson Foods in Texas as part of a pilot program.
Walmart adds first natural gas powered semi to North American private fleet
On Tuesday, retail giant Walmart announced that it is moving forward with a pilot program to add natural gas powered engines to the company's private fleet of trucks as part of a...
Company launches first ‘commercial-ready’ terminal for self-driving semi trucks in Texas
On Thursday, Aurora announced that the company has built and started utilizing a freight terminal in Texas specifically designed to support the company's self-driving truck network.
GM issues recall for hundreds of vehicles after self-driving car collides with bus
Three hundred automated driving vehicles were recalled following a collision involving a city bus that occurred in San Francisco last month.
First recall issued for Tesla Semi for possible parking brake failure
Tesla has issued the first-ever recall for its electric Semi, just a few months after the long-awaited vehicles were first delivered to customers.
Drivers back to paper logs after FMCSA strikes another popular ELD device from approved...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has placed another Electronic Logging Device (ELD) on the agency's list of Revoked Devices.
Lowe’s is using 400 pound robots to patrol parking lots as part of pilot...
Hardware giant Lowe's has deployed large autonomous security robots at several locations across the U.S. as part of a pilot program.
Kodiak and Forward Air are ‘first’ to operate a self-driving truck lane between Dallas...
On Thursday, self-driving truck company Kodiak Robotics, Inc. and Forward Air announced an agreement to operate "autonomous freight service 24 hours per day, six days per week (24/6) between Dallas and Atlanta, making three round...
Self-driving truck tech company to lay off hundreds of workers in effort to cut...
One of that nation's most prominent autonomous truck companies plans to lay off more than 200 workers, according to a Friday announcement.
Hundreds of truckers left fighting for parking during computer-driven border crossing delay
Hundreds of truckers were left searching for parking near the Mexican border on Friday as a computer issue caused massive border-crossing delays. The computer issue started on February 17th...
‘Biggest change in CB radio in four decades’ — Cobra rolls out CB radios...
This week, Cobra Electronics debuted a new line of clearer-sounding AM/FM CB radios following a four year battle with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
FMCSA revokes a second ELD this week, users should switch to paper logs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revoked another Electronic Logging Device (ELD) from its list of registered devices.
Bill would outlaw the operation of self-driving trucks without a human driver on board...
Legislation recently introduced in California would forbid the operation of self-driving trucks unless a human safety driver is inside the vehicle. AB 316 was introduced in the California...