Post Office to test autonomous semi-trucks for hauling mail across state lines
Posted on May 22, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Post Office to test autonomous semi-trucks for hauling mail across state lines
The US Postal Service is testing its first long-haul self-driving delivery truck in a two-week pilot program that will use an autonomous tractor-trailer to deliver mail between distribution centers in Phoenix and Dallas. TuSimple, a self-driving truck company, is providing the vehicle and will have a safety engineer and driver in the cab to monitor its performance and take control if...
Nine major opportunities for electric buses and trucks
Posted on May 15, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Nine major opportunities for electric buses and trucks
In 2016 The Greenlining Institute joined forces with The Union of Concerned Scientists to analyze the growing electric truck and bus industry, producing the report “Delivering Opportunity: How Electric Buses and Trucks Can Create Jobs and Improve Public Health in California.” While they focused on California, where electric buses and trucks are taking off rapidly, what they...
Lawmakers introduce bill to repeal Federal Excise Tax on new trucks
Posted on May 10, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Lawmakers introduce bill to repeal Federal Excise Tax on new trucks
Two members of the US House of Representatives recently introduced legislation aimed at repealing the 12% federal excise tax on certain heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers. Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) led a bipartisan effort on April 29 to unveil the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019, which would repeal the tax. The lawmakers emphasized in...
Tax break for electric vehicles in Washington state
Posted on May 2, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Tax break for electric vehicles in Washington state
Washington state legislators revived a lapsed sales tax break for buyers of electric cars. The resurrected incentive will be similar in value to a publicly-funded rebate for battery-powered cars that Oregon now offers. The Washington sales tax break will be revived as of August 1, 2019. It was expanded from the previous version to also apply to sales of used electric cars. As before,...
Self-driving Cars Are Now on the Streets of Hamburg
Posted on Apr 30, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Self-driving Cars Are Now on the Streets of Hamburg
Five electric Volkswagen cars fitted with the latest in autonomous technology are now driving on a section of Hamburg’s streets. The carmaker announced Wednesday that its first tests of vehicles with Level 4 automation in a major German city are underway. The e-Golf cars Volkswagen is testing are designed to handle complex urban traffic patterns without help from drivers,...
Uber Gets $1B Investment Boost for Autonomous Vehicle Unit
Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Uber Gets $1B Investment Boost for Autonomous Vehicle Unit
Uber has raised another $1 billion. The investment is specifically going to Uber’s autonomous vehicle division with the goal of solving one of the biggest challenges in the fledgling sector of implementing hardware and software cheaply and at scale. Three organizations are behind the investment, including Toyota. Also backing the division are SoftBank Vision Fund and the Denso...
