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Airfreight
Today’s Pickup: Drone app wants to control the skies
Drones could someday deliver thousands of packages a day, but who will monitor all this air traffic?
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Last Mile
Final-mile delivery firms struggle to stay up with, let alone ahead of the curve
Final-mile providers face surging headaches to go with surging demand for large-format shipments
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Last Mile
Uber seeks approval for San Diego drone deliveries
Request follows FAA approval for Google drones in Virginia.
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Economics
Drones – A Viable Last Mile Delivery Solution?
A few years ago the idea of using drones for last-mile delivery were just an idea. But the idea is…
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Legal issues
Google drones may soon fly commercially over Virginia
Feds have exempted Wing Aviation from a block of regulations clearing way for an operating permit.
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Equipment
Taking electric vehicles from science project to reality
Truck electrification is ramping up quickly, but a number of challenges remain that must be solved before they see widespread…
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Green Trucking
How truck stops could drive the electric revolution
The nation’s top electricity regulator gives exclusive insight into how the infrastructure behind electric trucks could fuel the coming transportation…
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News
Softbank invests in autonomous delivery startup Nuro
TechCrunch reports that SoftBank, a Japanese multinational holding group, has led a $940 million investment in autonomous delivery startup Nuro.
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News
Are we there yet? Autonomous vehicles may never be there
How close are human drivers to interacting with autonomous vehicles on the roads? That is the answer a panel at…
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Driver issues
FreightTech 25: Waze’s contributors all work very cheap, and they’ve got a winning technology as a result
Using the power of the crowds to create a successful mapping tool.
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