UD Trucks, a Volvo subsidiary company, put on a show for journalists at a sugar factory in Japan, exhibiting a new autonomous truck prototype that was able to operate without human assistance for approximately 1.5 kilometres. Testing began in early … Continued
Hyundai Motor Group unveiled two new commercial vehicles at its Hyundai Truck & Bus Business fair at KINTEX on August 29. Revealed for the first time were the Pavise—a midsize truck—and the County EV—an electric minibus. The Pavise is Hyundai’s … Continued
The American Trucking Association (ATA) has officially stated that, going forward, federal trucking regulations should be interpreted with the emergence of driverless commercial vehicles in mind. The ATA’s comments are in line with the US Department of Transportation’s recent assertion … Continued
BFGoodrich, a leading American tire manufacturer, recently added two new tire models to its offering of commercial truck tires—the Highway Control S and the Highway Control T. Tire Review reports that the new, SmartWay-verified Highway Control tires from BFGoodrich are … Continued
IKEA Australia announced recently that it will use electric trucks for all home deliveries by 2025, stating that the global transition to electric vehicles “inevitable.” The company’s manager in Australia, Jan Gardberg, told the Australian Financial Review that Australia currently … Continued