General Motors will begin testing autonomous vehicles in public roads in Michigan and will build its test vehicles at the Orion Township assembly plant in early 2017, CEO Mary Barra announced Thursday.
The project will make use of the cognitive computing power of IBM’s Watson computer system to create more intuitive driver support systems.
Most vehicles will become a "second office" in five years with the advent of autonomous vehicles, General Motors' CEO Mary Barra said in a recent interview.
More than 90% of the 272 diesel-powered pickups on the market cost more to operate than their gasoline counterparts, while nine diesel passenger cars had a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), according to new data from Vincentric.
The Swedish police will take delivery of its first V90 police cars in early 2017.
Uber has launched UberFLEET, an Android app for its fleet partners in 29 cities across India, according to a report by the India Times.
The Dutch police have signed an agreement for 300 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 316 CDI. The first vehicles were delivered in November 2016.
Policy makers at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced an increase in interest rates for the first time this year and only the second time since the depths of the Great Recession and there are expected to be at least some repercussions for trucking.