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Volvo CE announces expanded test track, facilities to demonstrate electric, autonomous machines
Volvo CE will add more than 29 acres to its 111-acre demo ground and use them for testing its electric and autonomous machines and more. Details here.
July 12, 2019
Dealers
ARA head: “Equipment rental is one of the original sharing economies”
Tony Conant, CEO of the American Rental Association, shares insight on what’s happening in the construction equipment rental industry. See what he shared here.
June 1, 2018
Technology
AI, robotics expected to claim nearly 500,000 construction jobs by 2020
An estimated 5.1 million jobs are expected to be lost in the next five years due to advances in technology, specifically those in artificial intelligence, machine-learning, 3D printing and robotics, according to a report from the World Economic Forum. Of those job losses, construction and extraction are anticipated to account for nearly 10 percent. The […]
January 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Foxx says USDOT has no plans for national regulations on autonomous cars
Driverless cars might be the way of the future, but the U.S. Department of Transportation has no plans to speed down that road. Well, not yet at least. According to The Detroit News, U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx said at the CES Trade Show on Thursday that while it’s not out of the question for lawmakers in […]
January 11, 2016
Construction Equipment
I learned how to operate Freightliner’s autonomous truck. It’s a strange, yet comforting, experience
In May, when Freightliner pulled the curtain back on its new Inspiration autonomous truck model, the company promised CDL-holding journalists the opportunity to get a Nevada autonomous truck endorsement in the fall. This week, I found myself once again at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway—just north of Sin City—where I was able to climb behind Inspiration’s wheel […]
September 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Technology is changing transportation at high speed. How DOTs can adapt now
As the world changes with the rapid advancement of connected devices and technologies, so must the transportation industry. In a business area where change is sluggish, departments of transportation across the country must adapt quickly to the evolving technologies that are going to impact their operations and budget. Connectedness. Big Data. Automation. There are at […]
April 16, 2015
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