April 23, 2019 Google subsidiary Waymo to lease, invest in Detroit factory Source: Pete Bigelow, Crain’s Detroit Waymo had reached an agreement with American Axle & Manufacturing to lease an existing factory in Detroit, MI. The company will invest $13.6 million in the factory. The move will allow Waymo to retrofit Fiat …
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Self-Driving Vehicles: Rise Of The Machines
Last year we wrote about self-driving vehicles in the distribution industry. Since then the technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Autonomous vehicles of all kinds are now sharing the roads with us. And the odds that you’ll pass one during your daily commute are rising all the time. But what about the news reports we’ve …
The Electric Truck: From Tesla to Sweden
There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding the possibility of autonomous trucks. Trucks with no driver? That possibility, if it will even happen at all in our lifetimes, is much loftier than say, electric powered trucks. Instead of worrying about the unlikelihood of your trucking job being taken over by robotics, you should be more …
Talking-Car Safety Technology Has Hit a Snag
Driver safety is always a top concern. When your occupation is driving your risk of accident increases significantly, usually because of external factors. Therefore, the safety of all vehicles on the road is important. If we take measures to increase the safety of regular commuting drivers, CDL Driver safety will increase by proxy. On how …