Category: Safety

Altitude by Geotab Provides Aggregate Telematics Data to Help Identify High-Risk Roadway Segments and Improve Truck Safety on U.S. Highways

Altitude by Geotab Provides Aggregate Telematics Data to Help Identify High-Risk Roadway Segments and Improve Truck Safety on U.S. Highways

| January 21, 2025

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute to lead FHWA-sponsored project using aggregate truck telematics insights from Altitude by Geotab The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), in collaboration with Altitude by Geotab, has been selected by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Freight Management to lead a key initiative aimed at improving truck safety on U.S. […]

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Uber Teams Up with NVIDIA to Accelerate Autonomous Mobility

Uber Teams Up with NVIDIA to Accelerate Autonomous Mobility

| January 7, 2025

Joint initiative will leverage NVIDIA’s new Cosmos platform and DGX Cloud to boost autonomous development Uber Technologies, Inc. and NVIDIA are collaborating on new solutions to support the development of AI-powered autonomous driving technology. “Generative AI will power the future of mobility, requiring both rich data and very powerful compute,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of […]

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Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA Partner to Deploy Driverless Trucks at Scale

Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA Partner to Deploy Driverless Trucks at Scale

| January 7, 2025

Long-term manufacturing deal will power thousands of driverless trucks with NVIDIA DRIVE Thor Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by the next-generation NVIDIA DRIVE Thor system-on-a-chip (SoC). NVIDIA’s DRIVE Thor and DriveOS will be integrated into the Aurora Driver, an SAE L4 autonomous driving system […]

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RTA Drives Fleet Innovation and Surpasses $240 Million in Client Savings Since 2017

RTA Drives Fleet Innovation and Surpasses $240 Million in Client Savings Since 2017

| January 7, 2025

RTA’s fleet management information system and consulting services deliver big savings for fleets across industries, saving an average of 2.5 years of working hours per client RTA: The Fleet Success Company – an industry leader in fleet maintenance and management systems, announces a major milestone in its mission to help fleets succeed. Since Josh Turley, grandson […]

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Torc Signs Lease Agreement for New Autonomous Truck Hub in Dallas-Fort Worth Area for Testing and Commercial Operations

Torc Signs Lease Agreement for New Autonomous Truck Hub in Dallas-Fort Worth Area for Testing and Commercial Operations

| January 7, 2025

New space in AllianceTexas will support the growth and development of Torc’s autonomous driving product Torc, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, announced the company has signed a leasing agreement for a facility located in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development that will serve as Torc’s autonomous truck hub […]

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Continental Releases New Fuel-Efficient Retread

Continental Releases New Fuel-Efficient Retread

| January 6, 2025

Fleets can expect up to 20 percent improved rolling resistance, translating to lower fuel consumption and reduced operational costs Continental, one of the largest tire suppliers in the world, has released a new fuel-efficient trailer retread, ContiTread HT, to the United States market. The ContiTread HT features an enhanced shoulder design that significantly increases the tread’s durability, particularly […]

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