RoamBee, New Bluetooth transmitter providing package-level visibility in a warehouse Logistics and asset monitoring company RoamBee says that visibility, down to the package-level, and end-to-end asset management are now possible with “BeeBeacon,” its mobile monitoring technology that was launched today. RoamBee’s CEO Sanjay Sharma told Air Cargo World that the device was
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Toyota confirms scaling back of Mexico plant for truck needs
Didier Leroy, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., presents a Toyota Concept during the media preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Toyota confirms scaling back of Mexico plant for truck needs. TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. confirmed Wednesday that a planned Mexico auto plant
Toyota: Committed to Hydrogen Cars Despite Potential ‘Game Changer’ EV battery
Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Didier Leroy presents the company's Concept-i series as a screen shows the company's President Akio Toyoda during the media preview of the 45th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo. TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said its solid-state battery technology under development could be a “game
Driverless Trucks Make Maiden Voyages in Singapore
The first driverless truck made their maiden voyage in Singapore on Tuesday. Katoen Natie, a Belgian logistics firm, premiered the trucks after a year-long development process that partnered petrochemical company Exxon Mobil, Dutch vehicle Assembly Company VDL Groep and Singapore Management University. Currently, in the first stage of implementation, the trucks
CNN receives first-of-its-kind waiver to fly drone over crowds
A Snap drone from Vantage Robotics. The Federal Aviation Administration granted a waiver for CNN to fly this type of drone over crowds for its newsgathering, the cable network announced Oct. 18, 2017. (Photo: Courtesy: Vantage Robotics) CNN received the first waiver of its kind from the Federal Aviation Administration to
Lyft Gets $1 Billion From Alphabet’s Investment Arm To Take On Uber
Lyft CEO and co-founder Logan Green with CapitalG's David Lawee and Lyft president and co-founder John Zimmer The tangled web of ride-hailing investments just got a little more complicated. On Thursday, Lyft announced it had just raised $1 billion from CapitalG, the growth investment arm of Google's parent company Alphabet. The new
Kenya To Reduce Traffic Congestion In Nairobi
Traffic snarl in Nairobi, Kenya .....Heavy Traffic has for long been the bane of Nairobi Nairobi- Kenya - The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is attempting to reduce traffic snarl-ups in Nairobi by automating traffic management. This will be done through the Intelligence Traffic System project, which will replace the 100 roundabouts in Nairobi
Volvo unveils Polestar model in China, looks to rival Tesla 3
Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent unveil their first Polestar model and plan to invest $760 million in the electric vehicle brand. Laura Frykberg reports. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent have unveiled their first Polestar high-performance electric car and pledged to invest 5 billion yuan ($760 million)
USPS plans to deploy self-driving mail trucks by 2025
USPS self-driving mail truck The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General’s office says it anticipates that autonomous vehicle technology will add only $7,000 to $10,000 to the purchase price of a postal truck by 2025. The United States Postal Service (USPS) will work with the University of Michigan on an autonomous mail
FedEx Chooses Project44 Tech To Connect Chippers With Truckers and 3PLs
FedEx -has started using application programming interfaces (API) from logistics software provider project44, to connect its less-than-truckload (LTL) division to shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). The deal means that project44 subscribers now have access to real-time data from the largest LTL trucking operation in the country, which, in turn, means