Moody’s says Trump’s Tariffs Will Disrupt Supply Chain
Posted on Jun 29, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Moody’s says Trump’s Tariffs Will Disrupt Supply Chain
Moody’s said American automakers will not be immune from the import tariffs. The firm noted that both General Motors and Ford depend on imports from Mexico and Canada. “Tariffs would be a negative for both Ford and GM. The burden would be greater for GM because it depends more on imports from Mexico and Canada to support US operations,” the report said. “In addition, a significant...
Boston Approves Self-Driving Car Test
Posted on Jun 28, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Boston Approves Self-Driving Car Test
The City of Boston has granted autonomous driving company nuTonomy and its parent company Aptiv permission to run autonomous vehicles on public roads across the city. The self-driving cars have been in a testing phase in the Seaport area of Boston for more than a year. Aptiv, formerly Delphi Automotive, is also conducting a self-driving test with Lyft in Las Vegas. In addition to...
How Brexit Will Impact Trucking
Posted on Jun 27, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on How Brexit Will Impact Trucking
For BMW to run its factories in England, it requires 150 trucks a day to transport parts and equipment arriving from mainland Europe. It sends 118 trucks, also packed with products, to the mainland. The level of integration between England and the rest of the mainland highlights the challenge facing the auto industry if England leaves the EU without a deal, or without frictionless...
How Driverless Cars Will Impact Cities
Posted on Jun 26, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on How Driverless Cars Will Impact Cities
Kroger Co. is about to test whether it can drive supermarket customers away from crowded grocery aisles with a fleet of diminutive driverless cars designed to lower delivery costs. The test program could make Kroger the first US grocer to make deliveries with robotic cars that won’t have a human riding along to take control in the event something out of the ordinary occurs....
Automotive and Technology Leaders to Explore Human Impact of Self-Driving Vehicles
Posted on Jun 22, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Automotive and Technology Leaders to Explore Human Impact of Self-Driving Vehicles
It has been well documented that the implementation of driverless vehicles will likely lead to the elimination of millions of jobs from cabbies to delivery men to truckers. Waymo, Uber, Ford and others have formed the Partnership for Transportation Innovation and Opportunity (PTIO) as a non-profit which will allow the organization to accept donations and lobby government. According to...
