Batteries. Electrified components. Fuel cells. Cummins Inc. has plans for all of them. But hydrogen-making electrolyzers top the list.
Toyota bets on future of fuel cells with new manufacturing line for heavy-duty truck fuel cell powertrains in Kentucky.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Supply chain issues halt more automakers; GrubMarket acquires Texas produce wholesaler; WDSrx opens pharmaceutical warehouses in Texas, Nevada; and Peak-Ryzex announces partnership with distributor, logistics firm.
General Motors is extending temporary shutdowns at three assembly plants, including one in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
End-to-end ecosystem combines Navistar trucks, GM fuel cell systems and mobile hydrogen producer in test on dedicated J.B. Hunt Transport routes.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Border bridge project gets presidential permit; Honda to build electric vehicle in Mexico; Texas-based Spirit Truck Lines acquired by Forgelight; and CBP seizes meth hidden in tortilla press.
ABEJA has developed proprietary tools to ensure that its AI Consulting engagements do not metastasize into endless ordeals.
Two logistics parks are in operation nearby and more are to come in Alabama.
GM, Toyota clash with rivals Ford, BMW that are siding with California.
Mexican factories exported a record-breaking 1.74 million vehicles worldwide during the first six months of 2019. The majority of those vehicles – 1.37 million – were shipped north across the border to the United States, according to data recently released by Mexico’s Asociacion Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA). “The United States remains, without a […]
Cruise Automation, the autonomous vehicle startup acquired by General Motors (NYSE: GM) in 2016, has secured an equity investment of $1.15 billion that values the company at $19 billion. The group of institutional investors included parent GM along with funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates and existing partners SoftBank Vision Fund and […]
Uber and Waymo are admitting they don’t want to commit the resources necessary for autonomous tech to be commercially viable.
Car manufacturer Honda confirmed the closure of its factories in Swindon and Turkey saying global trends were the cause of the closures that will occur at the end of the Honda Civic’s production cycle in 2021.
Closure of Honda’s plant in Swindon will cost 3,500 jobs at the factory and thousands of related jobs, including in logistics companies.
A growing number of factories, warehouses, and construction sites are integrating unpowered exoskeleton devices into their operations. Workers and companies using these devices are expected to benefit from increased safety and productivity.
The credit rating agency says that well-capitalized, risk-sharing joint ventures between incumbent automakers have the best chance of successfully bringing AV products to market safely and at scale.
BNSF announced that former chief executive Matthew Rose will retire from a his role as executive chairman of the largest freight railroad in the U.S. effective next April, and more in Today’s Pickup.
The next big thing is food. Not just food, but hot food, and not just hot food but hot–delivered–food.
Tesla was a conspicuous absence at a massive exhibition showing off electric cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, and energy technology, but the industry is moving forward with or without Elon Musk.
OEMs, fleets, and policymakers came together to talk about what drives innovation in clean transport technology. They also discussed California’s lawsuit against the EPA and the uncertain regulatory climate.
Honda Motor Company’s subsidiary, Honda R&D, has confirmed a “joint research contract” with the Chinese unicorn SenseTime Group Ltd., the Japan Times reported.
