TuSimple Study Finds 10% Fuel Savings for Autonomous Trucks

This post was originally published on this site A new study conducted by TuSimple showed the autonomous trucks get better fuel economy when operating in self-driving mode. If you’ve followed the advent of autonomous trucks over the past several years, you know that developers have made several business cases for this emerging technology, including safety, […]

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8 States Sign Statement to Accelerate Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses

This post was originally published on this site California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont joined with the District of Columbia to sign a statement of intent today to develop an action plan to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission trucks and buses. The initiative is led by the Northeast States for […]

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Navistar Unwraps Electric Truck

This post was originally published on this site Navistar uncovered this prototype battery-electric variant of its medium-duty International MV truck. A regular production eMV model is slated to come on the market in 2021. To learn more here’s the original article: https://www.truckinginfo.com/343408/navistar-unwraps-electric-truck?utm_source=email&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_campaign=20191102-NL-HDT-TopNews-BOBCD191027011&omdt=NL-HDT-TopNews&omid=1009551426&oly_enc_id=3782G5346567F3X VISIT Transteck.com TO VIEW OUR INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS INVENTORY. WE HAVE INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS IN […]

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Electroeconomics: The Macroeconomics of Electric Trucks

This post was originally published on this site In recent years, globally driven economic, environmental and market forces, consolidated with improvements in battery technologies and other tech, have produced commercial electric vehicles to the point where they may soon be a viable option for fleets in specific applications If the seeming onslaught of new electric […]

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Five Reasons to Consider Electrification

This post was originally published on this site Most people in the on-highway transportation industry have discovered electrification is coming to commercial vehicles (CVs), and while it is still application subordinate, everyone seems to have an interest in electrification of their fleet. Here are five reasons you should reconsider electrification for your fleet: Electrification of […]

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Daimler Begins Testing Automated Trucks on Public Roads

This post was originally published on this site Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics have announced that they are actively producing and examining automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public roads. Initial testing routes are on highways in southwest Virginia where Torc Robotics, an independent technology developer that Daimler obtained earlier this year, is headquartered. […]

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