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GM autonomous vehicle subsidiary Cruise nabs $1.15B investment
Cruise Automation, the autonomous vehicle startup acquired by General Motors (NYSE: GM) in 2016, has secured an equity investment of…
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Autonomous Trucking
Uber and Waymo seeking outside funding for autonomous tech
Uber and Waymo are admitting they don’t want to commit the resources necessary for autonomous tech to be commercially viable.
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News
Honda confirms Swindon plant closure
Car manufacturer Honda confirmed the closure of its factories in Swindon and Turkey saying global trends were the cause of…
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News
“Shattering blow” – Honda to announce Swindon plant closure
Closure of Honda’s plant in Swindon will cost 3,500 jobs at the factory and thousands of related jobs, including in…
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News
Industry turns to exoskeletons to boost worker productivity
A growing number of factories, warehouses, and construction sites are integrating unpowered exoskeleton devices into their operations. Workers and companies…
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Autonomous Trucking
Moody’s suggests that autonomous vehicle startups have inherent disadvantages
The credit rating agency says that well-capitalized, risk-sharing joint ventures between incumbent automakers have the best chance of successfully bringing…
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News
Today’s Pickup: PepsiCo blames high transportation costs, GM partners with Honda
BNSF announced that former chief executive Matthew Rose will retire from a his role as executive chairman of the largest…
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: food is the next big thing to disrupt Amazon
The next big thing is food. Not just food, but hot food, and not just hot food but hot--delivered--food.
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Green Trucking
ACT Expo showcases electrification tech, but where’s Tesla?
Tesla was a conspicuous absence at a massive exhibition showing off electric cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, and energy technology, but…
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Green Trucking
UPS, Cummins, Navistar, Honda execs discuss clean transport innovation
OEMs, fleets, and policymakers came together to talk about what drives innovation in clean transport technology. They also discussed California’s…
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