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Could autonomous trucks help save the planet?

It’s understood that autonomous trucks boost fuel efficiency compared to human-driven big rigs.

But the potential energy efficiency gains could be far greater.

In a white paper released Tuesday, Aurora Innovation looked at immediate, medium- and longer-term opportunities and found some obvious and not-so-obvious savings.

The headline factoid: Autonomous trucks could achieve 13%-32% net energy efficiency improvement per loaded mile compared to human-driven miles. It is a lot to digest. 

Aurora makes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/could-autonomous-trucks-help-save-the-planet

Οι ναυτιλιακές επιθέσεις στην Ερυθρά Θάλασσα διακόπτουν την παραγωγή της Tesla και της Volvo στην Ευρώπη

Οι αυτοκινητοβιομηχανίες της ΕΕ βασίζονται σε μεγάλο βαθμό στην Ασία για εξαρτήματα EV και η περιοχή αποτελεί σημαντικό μέρος των εισαγωγών της ΕΕ για μπαταρίες EV και αποστολές ιόντων λιθίου

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UAW employees will strike at Mack Trucks after rejecting contract

United Auto Workers-represented employees at Mack Trucks overwhelmingly voted down a tentative agreement Sunday. They plan to strike operations in three states Monday.

The strike involves 3,900 workers at Volvo Group operations plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. It coincides with but is separate from an ongoing UAW walkout at Detroit’s three automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Trucks.

In a letter to Holly Georgell,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uaw-employees-will-strike-at-mack-trucks-after-rejecting-contract

UAW-represented Mack Trucks workers near strike deadline

United Auto Workers-represented workers at Mack Trucks could strike as soon as Monday. The current agreement, signed after a two-week strike in 2019, expires Sunday night.

Most attention is focused on an expanding strike against the Detroit Three automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The situation involving 3,900 union members at Volvo Group North America facilities in three states has attracted little attention.

Mack is part of the Greensboro, North Carolina-based Volvo Group which...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uaw-represented-mack-trucks-workers-near-strike-deadline

Carnage grows among transportation startups

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In the world of electric vehicle and autonomous trucking startups, the picture of winners and losers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carnage-grows-among-transportation-startups

Stellantis to close Illinois auto factory in February, lay off 1,350 workers

Auto manufacturer Stellantis announced Friday it is shutting down an assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, citing the high cost of making electric vehicles.

The Belvidere plant, which makes the Jeep Cherokee SUV, employs about 1,350 workers who will be laid off when the facility is closed by the end of February. 

“Our industry has been adversely affected by a multitude of factors like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the global microchip shortage, but the most impactful challenge is the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stellantis-to-close-illinois-auto-factory-in-february-lay-off-1350-workers

Nikola names veteran automotive executive as president to guide global growth

Nikola Corp. has named Michael Lohscheller as its new president, reporting to CEO Mark Russell who gave up the president’s title.

Lohscheller’s career includes leadership roles in finance, technology, purchasing and logistics at Volkswagen, where he also was executive vice president of Volkswagen Group of America. In addition, he led European brand Opel to profitability under General Motors and Stellantis ownership.

He was recruited to the CFO role at Opel by Steve Girsky, Nikola’s chairman, who...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-names-veteran-automotive-executive-as-president-to-guide-global-growth

Investors hammer Rivian stock after Amazon, Stellantis deal

Rivian stock falls after Amazon Stellantis deal

The darling of the electric vehicle world at the end of 2021, Rivian is facing a hard reality in the new year after its shares have tumbled more than 20%, falling below its initial public offering price, since Wednesday.

Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) shares fell 11% on Wednesday following news of an Amazon agreement to purchase battery-electric Ram ProMaster vans from Stellantis. The stock had fallen as much as 16% in midmorning trading Thursday below its IPO price of $78 before clawing back some of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/investors-hammer-rivian-stock-after-amazon-stellantis-deal

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