Category: Tech Talk

New Uber Freight Report Examines the Future of Autonomous Trucking

New Uber Freight Report Examines the Future of Autonomous Trucking

| August 5, 2022

Autonomous trucks present a tremendous opportunity to improve the safety of our roads as well as alleviate growing strain across supply chains. Approximately 5,000 lives have been lost in large-truck crashes each year since 2018, with a record high increase of 13% last year. Historically, the vast majority of these accidents are caused by human error. On top of these safety […]

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Bridgestone & Microsoft Announce New Collaboration

Bridgestone & Microsoft Announce New Collaboration

| August 5, 2022

Bridgestone will leverage Azure to create value for global fleet and OE customers by integrating advanced tire analytics, wear and casing health to maximize tire retreading and inform maintenance Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced a collaboration with Microsoft to use Microsoft Azure to accelerate development and go-to-market strategies in support of Bridgestone’s digital transformation and sustainable […]

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Orange EV Raises $35 Million to Scale EV Trucking Solutions

Orange EV Raises $35 Million to Scale EV Trucking Solutions

| August 5, 2022

Led by S2G Ventures and CCI, the investment accelerates the EV trucking leaders’ innovation and expansion plans  Orange EV, the EV industry-leading manufacturer with the most heavy duty zero-emission trucks in operation in the United States, today announced it has closed a $35 million institutional funding round led by S2G Ventures and CCI, an affiliate of Henry Crown and Company, […]

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Argo AI Establishes the Argo Safety Advisory Council

Argo AI Establishes the Argo Safety Advisory Council

| August 4, 2022

Industry Veterans to Help Argo Safely Bring Autonomous Vehicles to Market As it advances its mission to make the world’s streets and roadways safe, accessible, and useful for all, Argo AI announced today it has established the Argo Safety Advisory Council comprising top experts and industry leaders in the fields of transportation, medicine, law enforcement, and cybersecurity. […]

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CEREBRUMX Simplifies Fleets Management Across North America as Azuga’s Connected Vehicle Data Partner

CEREBRUMX Simplifies Fleets Management Across North America as Azuga’s Connected Vehicle Data Partner

| August 4, 2022

Azuga, a Bridgestone company, and CerebrumX partner to leverage the power of connected vehicle data to optimize fleet management with real-time, actionable, and accurate insights CerebrumX, with its industry-first, AI-driven automotive data services & management platform for connected vehicles, announced its partnership with Azuga; a fleet management platform, to offer valuable real time insights from […]

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Cummins Completes Acquisition of Meritor

Cummins Completes Acquisition of Meritor

| August 3, 2022

Addition of Meritor strengthens Cummins’ industry-leading range of powertrain components and will enable accelerated development of electrified power solutions Global power and technology leader, Cummins Inc. has completed its acquisition of Meritor, Inc., a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. The integration of […]

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