Although the carrier said there will always be a need for human drivers, the ongoing driver shortage and other market forces have led U.S. Xpress to make investments in autonomous technology provider TuSimple.
The partnership will help drive new mobility business models for Localiza such as a subscription-based car rental program.
Turo is using Smartcar’s APIs in a pilot program that offers secure keyless rentals to its customers in Canada. Other Canadian customers include Pitstop and ACE Marketplace.
According to November data from the Dept. of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, there are 28,947 public charging stations in the U.S. The Center is now tracking private fleet chargers and has begun publishing this data.
Nauto announced the availability of its Driver and Fleet Safety Platform on the Geotab Marketplace, creating a streamlined, single-sign-on user-interface between Nauto’s safety solution and Geotab’s fleet management capabilities.
Jonathan Kamanns was named associate director, fleet & driver safety for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Ridgefield, Conn., effective Jan. 1, 2021
With their planned routes and regular charging access, electrified fleets will lead the industry in developing reliable data and pushing forward wider adoption, expert says.
Leaders from Schneider, Werner, U.S. Xpress, Canadian National, and VectoIQ, as well as former U.S. congressmen, join the new advisory board of autonomous-truck technology company TuSimple.