Trucking automation

New DOT panel to focus on deploying automation in transportation

U.S. Department of Transportation Building

The U.S. Department of Transportation is creating a board that will make recommendations on transportation innovation, with automation and workforce growth envisioned as core issues.

Plans for the Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) were detailed in a public notice on Tuesday. The TTAC charter will be effective for two years after the notice is published in the Federal Register, scheduled for Wednesday.

According to the notice, the committee will have up to 25 members appointed...

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F3 chat: Trucking automation is much closer than you think

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FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Emerging technologies in transportation — autonomous is around the corner

DETAILS: How soon will autonomous trucks be on the highway? Why has freight transportation changed so much in the past few years — and is that change all because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Shanker discusses these questions and more with Danny Gomez, FreightWaves managing director of financial and emerging markets.

SPEAKER: Ravi Shanker, executive director and lead transportation and airlines analyst,...

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