Producing the same 164PS as the earlier 2.5 litre unit and with 360Nm of torque availability, drive via the 6-speed automatic transmission returns a 0-62mph time of 13.0 seconds with a potential top speed of 112mph. This ultimate specification has a comprehensive suite of Advanced Driver Assist Systems including Forward Collision Warning, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Traffic Sign Recognition and Lane Departure Warning and Prevention. As with all models in the range, it also has the standard...
Pittsburgh — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board.A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled past the obstacles. The self-driving semi, outfitted with 25 laser, radar and camera sensors, is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc. Late this year, Aurora plans to...
Clenard Parker was reportedly refused his licence renewal the day before the attack in Brenham
In Fort Worth, fire department crews seen responding to a vehicle in high water on Interstate 35W near Ripy Street.
Clenard Parker, 42, is accused of stealing an 18-wheeler in a nearby town and driving it into the DPS office, where he had been denied a commercial driver's license the day before, according to authorities. Parker faces nine criminal charges, including murder, and remained jailed Tuesday on bonds totaling $4.05 million.
CENTRAL - Hooper Road between Devall Road and Greenwell Springs Road is currently closed due to an overturned 18-wheeler blocking the roadway, according to the Central Police Department.The driver is trapped in the vehicle and is still conscious, but no information on any injuries is available.The police advises drivers to seek an alternate route. No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments
Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are
Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are
Within three or four years, it’s expected there will be thousands of self-driving trucks on America’s public freeways.
Late this year, Aurora Innovation Inc. plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks.
Four additional charges were filed against the driver of an 18-wheeler that crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety building in Brenham, Texas, on April 12.
Amazon Web Services says it has better and more cost-efficient ways to move data to the cloud than by using the semi truck it introduced in 2016.