AEV Summit: Nominations open for FreightTech Awards

The announcement for the opening of nominations for the FreightTech Awards is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: FreightTech Awards open for nominations

DETAILS: FreightWaves’ FreightTech Awards honor innovation and disruption within the freight industry. Nominations open Wednesday and close Sept. 3. Nominations will be narrowed to the FreightTech 100, which will then be voted on by a handpicked peer group of CEOs, industry leaders and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nominations-open-for-freighttech-awards

AEV Summit: Electrification, autonomy may debut in unexpected areas

Michael Ramsey chats with Sebastian Blanco at FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Electrification in trucking and surveying the driverless landscape

DETAILS: A discussion on the areas where electric vehicles and autonomy will be used in the trucking industry.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Sebastian Blanco, automotive supply chain analyst and journalist at FreightWaves, and Michael Ramsey, VP, analyst, automotive and smart mobility, Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT).

BIO: Ramsey leads Gartner’s automotive and smart mobility research in the CIO group at Gartner. His...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aev-summit-electrification-autonomy-may-debut-in-unexpected-areas

AEV Summit: Autonomous trucking set to leap from science experiment

Kodiak Robotics CEO and co-founder Don Burnette in a video chat with Alan Adler of FreightWaves, discussing autonomous trucking

This keynote recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Why autonomous trucking is really a science project

DETAILS: Industry pioneer Don Burnette explains why experimentation has been key to the development of autonomous trucking technology — and that the industry is poised to leap to a viable commercial product. He talks with FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler. 

SPEAKER: Burnette is the co-founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics. 

BIO:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aev-summit-autonomous-trucking-set-to-leap-from-science-experiment

AEV Summit: Xos on why vocational vehicles make great EVs

Xos Trucks is electrifying vocational vehicles.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Electrifying the less glamorous commercial vehicles

DETAILS: From armored trucks to heavy-duty tractors, there are great candidates for electrification. Xos embraces these opportunities to transition to zero tailpipe emission powertrains.

SPEAKER: Dakota Semler is the co-founder and CEO of Xos Trucks.

BIO: Xos Trucks is a Los Angeles-based electric mobility company dedicated to decarbonizing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aev-summit-xos-on-why-vocational-vehicles-make-great-evs

AEV Summit: Anticipating new federal rules for team drivers

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Anticipating federal autonomous driving regulations

DETAILS: Automated driving technologies for semi-trucks are heading toward commercialization and deployment. Wiley Deck, vice president of government affairs and public policy of Plus and former FMCSA deputy administrator, talks about how regulations can unlock the full potential of self-driving technology to make long-haul trucking safer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aev-summit-anticipating-new-federal-rules-for-team-drivers

AEV Summit: Cummins finds success in zero-carbon mindset

This keynote recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday.

KEYNOTE TOPIC: Covering all bets in future propulsion

DETAILS: Say Cummins and the first thought is, “Oh, it makes diesel engines.” That is only a part of the 102-year-old company today. Hydrogen, fuel cells and battery-powered electrification account for a growing part of the company portfolio. The changes mirror transportation’s move to alternative fuels.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKERS: Craig Fuller, founder...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aev-summit-cummins-finds-success-in-zero-carbon-mindset

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