Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

| December 20, 2023

Schneider, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, and Covenant Logistics adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle platform for OEM-native connected vehicles Platform Science announced that its Virtual VehicleTM platform is being deployed by many of the world’s largest commercial trucking fleets, including Schneider, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, and Covenant Logistics, as the need for aftermarket in-vehicle tech hardware ends in […]

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GreenPower Announces Production of its First All-Electric School Buses at West Virginia Manufacturing Facility

GreenPower Announces Production of its First All-Electric School Buses at West Virginia Manufacturing Facility

| December 14, 2023

GreenPower’s Type A Nano BEAST and Type D BEAST all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission school buses at the company’s South Charleston, West Virginia GreenPower Motor Company Inc. manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sector, announced that the company has completed […]

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Cheema Freightlines Partners with Platform Science to Deploy Virtual Vehicle  

Cheema Freightlines Partners with Platform Science to Deploy Virtual Vehicle  

| December 13, 2023

Virtual Vehicle is First Open OEM Platform That Replaces the Need for Aftermarket Hardware Cheema Freightlines, a 17-year-old family owned-and-operated dry truckload transportation company, and Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform, today announced a partnership to roll out Platform Science’s Virtual VehicleTMplatform to Cheema’s fleet of more than 500 trucks servicing the Western United States.   Virtual Vehicle […]

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Telematics data from Samsara used to automate smog testing and reporting for government vehicles in California

Telematics data from Samsara used to automate smog testing and reporting for government vehicles in California

| December 13, 2023

Samsara Joins California Bureau of Automotive Repair’s Continuous Testing Program Pilot to Streamline Smog Checks for Public Sector Fleets Samsara Inc. has joined the California Bureau of Automotive Repair’s (BAR) Continuous Testing Program (CTP) pilot, a program designed to help alleviate the effort of in-person smog testing for public sector fleets in California. As part of […]

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GM and Komatsu Collaborate on Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Mining Truck

GM and Komatsu Collaborate on Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Mining Truck

| December 13, 2023

GM expands its vision of an all-electric future to include the heaviest-duty applications, developed with Komatsu General Motors and Komatsu will co-develop a hydrogen fuel cell power module for Komatsu’s 930E electric drive mining truck, the world’s best-selling ultra-class haul truck. GM, a leader in hydrogen fuel cell technology, and Komatsu, a global manufacturer of […]

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Auburn University approves $15 million Vehicle Innovation Laboratory to address challenges faced by transit vehicle manufacturers

Auburn University approves $15 million Vehicle Innovation Laboratory to address challenges faced by transit vehicle manufacturers

| December 12, 2023

The object is to make transit vehicles more efficient with increased levels of safety and reduced emissions The Auburn University Board of Trustees recently approved the beginning phases of a $15 million research lab for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. The Vehicle Research and Innovation Laboratory project is proposed as a testing facility to address challenges faced by transit […]

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