Off late, electric scooter company Lime has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Batteries burning up, bike vandalism, fragile bikes breaking down, and the latest – abrupt braking issues.
The Nissan IMs electric vehicle concept drew raves from those in attendance at the Detroit Auto Show, but it is only one of several concept electric vehicles on display.
January’s World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper identified 16 factories that are leading the world economy in manufacturing technology. The United States has only one of these “lighthouse” facilities – Fast Radius’s Chicago factory, located in the city’s West Loop.
Drivers most often commented on equipment issues, logistics, people, pay, and communication on the WorkHound platform in 2018. The platform compiles anonymous driver comments.
Sorting through emails, listening to endless phone calls: these are part of the information overload that the Smart Capacity platform seeks to address.
Australian livestock haulers will greatly benefit from a programme of livestock-haulage related road upgrades in Northern Australia. Road investment decisions have been informed a massive transport research and simulation project by the national scientific research agency.
Delivery robots, shifting supply chains due to trade wars, and automation slowing productivity in ports
TriumphPay presented its product to a room of 1,000 transportation, technology and finance executives at MarktWaves18 in Dallas, Texas.
Storing real-time data from aircraft and sea vessels on the cloud has been subject to a lot of debate, as the data that gets transmitted could be hacked in by people with nefarious motives. Blockchain could be a respite.
Downhill driving presents particular safety risks to truck driving. Australian law requires truckers to shift to a lower gear and not use the primary brake for the descent. National telematics body Transport Certification Australia has launched a new app that records the details of the descent for the purposes of improving safety and creating an audit trail. (Photo: Shutterstock).
Transflo used its slot during the MarketWaves 18 Demo Day to showcase how its app’s new user interface, along with the broader Transflo ecosystem can be used effectively to reduce time during the lifecycle of a load.
“This is the biggest barrier from going where we are today to commercialization.”
Judging from the number of business exhibitors showing here for the first time, CES might well be rebranded as “UTS2019” – the Ubiquitous Technology Show.
The Blockchain in Transport Alliance announces that it is working with the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (ISTO) to assist the Alliance in its standards activities.
As administrators for the Black Smoke Matters group on Facebook worked to get a handle on the sudden explosion of members in the group, one administrator announced he is stepping away from the page and the group has posted what it is calling “Truckers Declarations for the 2019 Shutdown” on its website.
Kenworth Trucks and Toyota will build 10 fuel cell-powered Kenworth tractors as part of a partnership to reduce emissions at the Port of Los Angeles by 2020.
Walmart will deploy autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries for customers, according to Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations for the retail giant. Autonomous vehicle company Udelv is providing the technology to make the pilot program possible.
Ride hailing companies are expanding services across various verticals like electric vehicles and autonomous driving cars, as growth of regular users in the cab hailing market seems to stagnate.
IBM estimates that less than one percent of all data is collected and analyzed. If all data was gathered and studied, “wonderful things would happen,” said Ginni Rometty, CEO and president of IBM.
One of the oldest and largest privately-held transportation companies in the United States has joined BiTA.
