This undated photo provided by The Kroger Co. shows a driverless car that the Cincinnati-based company is about to test whether it can steer supermarket customers away from crowded grocery aisles with a fleet of diminutive driverless cars designed to lower delivery costs. The test program announced Thursday, June 28,
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Amazon wants to foster small independent delivery fleets
Amazon is promising massive profits to anyone who wants to start a delivery company with a minimum $10,000 investment Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday said it would offer incentives to entice entrepreneurs to set up their own small package-delivery businesses as part of Amazon’s latest effort to solve the challenge of getting
Volvo, FedEx test truck ‘platooning’ on public U.S. road
A Federal Express truck in La Jolla, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake Truck maker Volvo AB and package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Wednesday they have begun public U.S. testing of “platooning” technology, which allows digitally-connected semi trucks to save fuel by driving closely together in convoy, on a highway in North Carolina. Using a
Automakers warn U.S. tariffs will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, hike prices
A coalition representing major foreign automakers in U.S Two major auto trade groups on Wednesday warned the Trump administration that imposing up to 25 percent tariffs on imported vehicles would cost hundreds of thousands of auto jobs, dramatically hike prices on vehicles and threaten industry spending on self-driving cars. A coalition representing
Volkswagen Launches Rwanda Operations
Initial investment of US$20 million to create up to 1,000 jobs, assemble up to 5,000 cars per year. The wait is over as Volkswagen (VW) officially kicks off its much-awaited operations in Rwanda. The official launch will take place on Wednesday, at the Kigali Special Economic Zone where its first assembly base will be
Brexit prompts Heathrow operator Ferrovial to move international HQ out of UK
Heathrow airport's operator is moving its international HQ from the UK to Amsterdam because of Brexit. Spanish-owned Ferrovial says it needs to keep within EU legislation after the UK leaves the EU. The company currently runs its US, Canadian, Polish and UK operations, which includes Heathrow, from Oxford. Ferrovial is the largest shareholder
Uber granted short-term licence to operate in London
Harley-Davidsons Should “Never” Be Made Abroad – President of the USA
Harley Davidson Fat Bob President Donald Trump has said Harley-Davidsons should "never" be built abroad, as he attacked the firm's plans to move some production overseas to avoid European tariffs. Mr. Trump said the iconic bike brand's new Thailand plant marked a "surrender" and "the beginning of the end". Last week, the EU
U.K. logistics industry sounds Brexit alarm
Freight Transport Association tells the government: Give us the tools to keep Britain trading. Britain’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the logistics industry needs urgent assistance and guidance from the government if delayed shipments or shortages of products are to be avoided after the country leaves the European Union. Speaking at a
U.S. June auto sales seen up 2.5 percent: J.D. Power and LMC
FILE PHOTO: New cars are shown for sale at a Chevrolet dealership in National City, California, U.S. on June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo U.S. auto sales in June likely rose 2.5 percent from the same month in 2017 as consumers continued to prefer expensive pickup trucks, SUVs and crossovers over