Is the flux capacitor made famous in “Back to the Future” an answer to more efficient hydrogen storage on Class 8 trucks?
As public confidence in autonomous vehicles continues low, autonomous trucking developers are reeling in safety data from third-party experts.
How much influence could a $250 million purchases of 500 electric trucks have on establishing the value of used trucks?
A new study projecting adoption of hydrogen internal combustion engines over the next decade suggests modest adoption.
Using electric trucks for inbound logistics includes Daimler Truck with a 2026 goal of zero-emissions truck deliveries to its plants.
Nikola lays of 135 workers as it seeks to preserve its financial runway.
Xiaodi Hou was cast as a villain in the decline into irrelevance of autonomous trucking developer TuSimple. He sees it differently.
Autonomous truck developers are trying to figure out what a proposed ban on Chinese components will mean to them.
With his legacy assured, Daimler Truck Chair and CEO Martin Daum will retire as CEO on Sept. 30, making way for Karin Rådström.
The lanes are getting longer for autonomous trucks and the promise of greater profitability is predicted to follow.
ChargePoint cuts 200-plus jobs in second downsizing of 2024 after tough second quarter earnings report,
Driverless truck developers are looking to third-party validators to back their safety claims.
As electrification and infrastructure startups mature, banks get interested in lending money to help the best of them grow.
With fuel cell trucks on the road, Nikola is changing the game, but will it be enough to survive?
A name change to drop the word diesel from its title may have been the politically correct move. But diesel is not going anywhere.
Electrification startup Synop is carving a niche for itself focused on help electric fleets return electricity to the grid and get paid for it.
Kodiak Robotics is delaying commercial on-highway driverless trucks to focus on autonomy in the Permian Basin.
James Taylor will take his second run at leading a commercial electric truck company as the new CEO of Bollinger Motors.
Hyzon is focusing its fuel cell efforts in North America, cutting operations in Europe and Australia as it seeks to survive.
Autonomous trucking pioneer Chris Urmson and relative latecomer Raquel Urtasun do not agree on how to apply AI in autonomous trucking.
Is wireless charging an idea whose time has come for electric trucks? In some use cases, the answer is yes.
Sitetracker helps companies like ChargePoint automate tasks surrounding getting electric charging points up and running faster.
With new investments from Isuzu and trading giant Itochu, Gatik is on the path to mass production of short-haul autonomous trucks in 2027.
Nikola releases stats on hydrogen fueling that show savings over diesel and a growing business for fuel cell trucks.
Perpetually troubled electric van maker Workhorse Group may be in worse shape than it appears. Little cash and slack orders are two factors.
A newsier-than-typical Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured the first appearance by Tesla and a single stage gathering of legacy OEMs.
Regulators pushing to make the electric truck transition go faster are getting pushback from a range of industry stakeholders.
Fleets have practically no idea what electric trucks will be worth when it is time to trade them, one of the reasons for cautious adoption.
A startup named for science fiction author Jules Verne is closing in on cryo-compressed hydrogen fuel for greater energy density.
EV Realty flips the electric truck charging script: It buys future charging sites with power already there.
Autonomous trucking regulation is already a state-by-state issue. In California, it may become a community-by-community matter.
The soap opera that is Nikola Corp. has been renewed for a new season with the company taking aim at convicted founder Trevor Milton.
Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.
Bosch has a cloud-based plan for load matching; Nikola’s high-pressure product and problems;, and Cummins’ creative stock buyback via spinoff
After numerous rides in autonomous trucks monitored by safety drivers in case of a mishap, I found it almost surreal to climb into Aurora Innovation’s Class 8 driverless truck, buckle […]
A big fine for Lordstown Motors and SuperTruck news carry the week over Work Truck Week and technology and maintenance event.
Natural gas, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles all vie to displace diesel. Which will win? Maybe all of them.
Hyliion is getting a second chance to make a viable business with its Karno technology that could help generate a buyer for the company.
Quiet and zero tailpipe emissions battery-electric trucks are gaining popularity across the industry for parts shipment to assembly plants.
Positive developments in the hydrogen space glossed over some tough underlying issues like sky-high hydrogen prices.
The arcade game Whac-A-Mole describes state-by-state approach to rules of the driverless road while 50-state solution appears far off.
WattEV continues to roll up a lion’s share of federal infrastructure grants as it plots electric charging corridors
Could electric trucks find a new power source in decommissioned power plants. Zeem Solutions plans to find out.
Hydrogen was a big topic through the mobility and transportation space at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Nikola is finally putting its fuel cell electric truck in the hands of retail customers like Bill Hall of Coyote Container.
Cummins’ aggressive scaling of electrolyzers will need other players to meet expected midcentury hydrogen demand.
The financial freezeout of startups by investors may be thawing as FOMU — the fear of messing up — begins to subside.
The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.
Israeli tech startups count on losing some employees to military reserve duty. Many more are called during wartime.
Uber Freight has more than 100 shipper companies lined up to run autonomous freight, but the capacity just doesn’t exist yet.
DSI Assignments, which is overseeing the auction, is seeking a buyer for all of Slync’s platform assets.
Who is leading, following, emerging or out of the game in autonomous trucking? Here’s an assessment of shifts among the players.
A review of the state of SPAC-sponsored and other electrification startup shows a less-than-pretty picture.
Can Hyliion pivot to make stationary generators the base of its business as it decides whether to pursue the Hypertruck ERX?
An electric vehicle charger without data intelligence on when it is available and operating is like a hot dog without a bun.
Can Outrider hold onto its healthy lead in distribution yard autonomy as competition begins to form?
Startup Flipturn really was named for the swimming maneuver. Now it wants to make trucking electrification just as smooth.
Stack AV founder Bryan Selesky is keeping most of the details of his autonomous trucking startup to himself for now.
The timing in promoting its growing patent portfolio could suggest TuSimple is trying to find a buyer for its U.S. business.
Ree Automotive tested its Reecorner by-wire technology for months before getting precertification that moves it closer to production.
Proterra customers are sanguine about the electric bus and battery maker’s bankruptcy reorganization. They expect deliveries to continue.
Moves similar to blackjack tactics describe how cash-poor transportation startups are grasping for new capital.
Investor confidence coincidentally clashes with an executive’s stock sales at autonomous trucking developer.
Seeking clues in TuSimple’s delayed financials; a case for an autonomous trucking slowdown; and Kodiak Robotics’ dual-use approach to autonomy.
Daimler Truck forecasts a sunny outlook for its business, especially in North America and Europe.
Battery chemistry will play a critical role in advancing electric trucking beyond regional and drayage hauling.
Megawatt charging is too much for pretty much every electric truck save for the purpose-built Tesla Semi. But that is slowly changing.
Class 5 electric trucks have a broad customer base and a lot of manufacturers chasing the space where regulation comes soon.
School buses qualify for a lot of incentives to go electric, but are the vouchers and grants enough to make a difference?
Transportation startups that went for easy SPAC money never thought times would turn so ugly – certainly not so fast.
Once the flywheel that is electric trucks gets spinning, there will be no slowing it down. But as former college football coach Lee Corso is fond of saying on ESPN […]
The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo has grown so large that organizers kept a waiting list for exhibitors.
Electric infrastructure and fuel cells are two areas where old ideas form the basis of new approaches.
One of the drawbacks of hydrogen adoption as a transportation fuel is the lack of infrastructure. Guess what? A network of hydrogen fueling already exists.
Predictive maintenance analytics for autonomous trucks could provide a reverse benefit for human-driven trucks.
Proterra Inc. and Ouster Inc. are just two of many technology startups and growth-stage companies struggling financially.
TuSimple plans driverless trucking on a commercial basis in Arizona next year – without a manufacturing partner.
Negative headlines about Nikola Corp.’s finances raise justifiable concern. Visiting its electric truck plant tells a different story.
How confident is Kodiak Robotics of the safety of its autonomous system? How about cutting a sensor cable while the truck is running?
What does it mean to have a former Daimler Truck executive in charge of Torc Robotics? Experience guides a big mission focus
It is pretty much acknowledged across the trucking industry that a consolidation of players in autonomous trucking is coming.
Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum has strong opinions on cabovers versus conventional trucks, fuel cells and other issues.
