A self-driving Volvo vehicle, purchased by Uber, moves through an intersection in Scottsdale, Arizona, on 1 December 2017. Photograph: Natalie Behring/Reuters An autonomous Uber car killed a woman in the street in Arizona, police said, in what appears to be the first reported fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian
DHL looks to seize on potential growth in U.S. e-commerce market
The parcel and express carrier has begun to expand its U.S. market presence by offering a new delivery program that caters to urban e-commerce retailers and shoppers. DHL has begun to expand its U.S. market presence by offering a new delivery program that caters to urban e-commerce retailers and shoppers, the
VW unveils electric race car built to tackle Pikes Peak
Volkswagen is delivering on its promise of an electric car powerful enough to conquer the Pikes Peak hill climb. It has formally unveiled the I.D. R Pikes Peak, and the design is very clearly tailor-made for the job -- it looks more like a Le Mans machine than the relatively pedestrian I.D. models you've seen
IATA launches digital tools for dangerous goods declarations
Dallas U.S.A - It was a busy conference for dangerous goods (DG) last week at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium. In an effort to encourage electronic management DG handling and improve safety, IATA introduced both its Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) platform and its e-Dangerous Goods Declaration (e-DGD) standards. DG AutoCheck stands
Uber Expands Food Delivery Service to 100 New Cities Ahead of 2019 IPO
Photo: UberEats in Marysville Uber's secret weapon appears to be its booming 2-year-old food delivery service. UberEats somehow has become the most profitable part of the business and will be expanding to 100 additional cities around the globe, according to a Financial Times report. Previously, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said UberEats was performing above management's expectations,
U.S. probes air bag failures in deadly Hyundai, Kia car crashes
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday it is opening a probe into why some airbags failed to deploy in Hyundai and Kia vehicles after crashes in which four people were reportedly killed and another six injured. The agency said it was reviewing 425,000 2012-2013 Kia Forte and
Uber may offer its self-driving technology to Toyota
Lyft and Waymo might not be the only ridesharing companies developing self-driving technology with hopes of making it available to others. Nikkei has claimed that Uber is in talks to slip its autonomous vehicle system into a Toyota minivan, marking one of its first reported attempts to sell its tech to someone else. The Japanese paper
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DHL targets e-commerce with ‘virtual delivery network’ service
Responding to demand for faster, more personalized service from customers, DHL has launched DHL Parcel Metro in the U.S., which the express company says is a fast and flexible service for online retailers that meet consumers’ increasing demand for same-day and next-day delivery. “E-tailers today recognize more and more that the
Florida bridge that collapsed was touted as ‘engineering feat come to life’
An emerging way of installing bridges was touted as an "engineering feat," a model for the future with safety at the forefront. Now just five days after being installed using that method, a bridge connecting a college campus to a nearby residential area collapsed over a busy highway, killing several people. The