Category: Tech Talk

Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU says: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance

Carnegie Mellon University researchers echo what TWU says: Human operators must remain onboard transit vehicles as Automation Technologies Advance

| May 20, 2022

CMU researchers, including national policy leaders in the debate over the safety of AVs, urge policymakers to examine how new technologies will affect both the operation of and the workforce driving public transportation The Transport Workers Union of America today is praising new, independent research from Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Traffic21, a transportation research institute, […]

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Gatik to Expand Operations to Kansas Following Enactment of New Legislation Enabling Autonomous Vehicle Deployment

Gatik to Expand Operations to Kansas Following Enactment of New Legislation Enabling Autonomous Vehicle Deployment

| May 19, 2022

The signing of Senate Bill 313 into law by Governor Laura Kelly permits autonomous vehicles to operate in the state of Kansas for the first time Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, announced that it will be expanding operations to Kansas following the signing of Senate Bill 313 into law by Governor […]

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Ev Dynamics Electric Delivery Vehicles Begin Road Testing by One of the World’s Largest Food Service Companies

Ev Dynamics Electric Delivery Vehicles Begin Road Testing by One of the World’s Largest Food Service Companies

| May 19, 2022

Ev Dynamics has already dispatched more than 1,000 buses and luxury coaches globally  Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited , a developer and manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs), announced that one of the largest food service companies in the world has begun road testing 10 of its 6-meter electric delivery trucks in Mexico City. The customer’s […]

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Universal Technical Institute Opening Its Campuses to High School Juniors Interested in Automotive Technician Training

Universal Technical Institute Opening Its Campuses to High School Juniors Interested in Automotive Technician Training

| May 19, 2022

Free, three-week summer “Ignite” program lets students test drive a technical education As part of its ongoing effort to address workforce need for skilled transportation technicians, Universal Technical Institute is bringing its three-week Ignite program back to full capacity at its UTI campuses nationwide this summer. The program, which is free to high school juniors, offers students an introduction […]

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Volvo Trucks opens battery plant in Belgium

Volvo Trucks opens battery plant in Belgium

| May 18, 2022

The new battery plant, cells and modules from Samsung SDI will be assembled into battery packs that are tailor-made for Volvo Trucks´ heavy-duty electric range Volvo Trucks is opening its very first battery assembly plant. Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. “This investment shows […]

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Rand McNally Launches New, Low-Cost, Simple ELD

Rand McNally Launches New, Low-Cost, Simple ELD

| May 17, 2022

The new Vehicle Link hardware and Compliance package are available for shipment While fleets, drivers, and manufacturers are contending with supply chain shortages and cellular shutdowns, Rand McNally, a leader in commercial transportation technology solutions, today launched a new ELD designed for straightforward, long-term compliance. The new Vehicle Link ELD, part of Rand McNally’s compliance […]

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