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While Ottawa’s rules are designed to conform with American devices, they will need to undergo a rigorous certification process.

The MOBi-ONE is large enough to move washers and dryers, and do so autonomously through the air, perhaps redefining last-mile drone delivery before it even gets started.

New car sales should remain strong next year, said the National Automobile Dealers Association, but one group is warning of trouble on the horizon.

An investor and startup founder talked about the health of the automotive industry, and how autonomous vehicle trends differ in the car and freight markets.

A magnesium fire in an automotive parts supplier caused F-150 production shutdowns in Dearborn, MI, and Kansas City, MO, earlier this month. The sudden drop-off in demand for freight in those two markets is reflected in our turndown indices.

Outbound rates from the Great Lakes have held steady at the high prices reached during last September’s nationwide spike, but over the past 7 days, they’re trending upward again.

Most of this research is being done in other states, far away from this part of the U.S. Places like California, Detriot, Singapore, and Pittsburgh are fast becoming the new epicenter of research in this sector.