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U.S. Dept. of Energy Awards $5 million for Truck Platooning Study
The study will be led by by Purdue University using Peloton's NEXTCAR project team which includes Cummins, Peterbilt Motors Company, ZF TRW, the University of Arizona and the National Renewable...

KION completes its acquisition of Dematic
Earlier this month, the KION Group announced that it had successfully completed the acquisition of Dematic. In the announcement, Gordon Riske, chief executive officer of KION Group AG, said that...

How Third-Party Logistics Bid on New Proposals
Consumer demands are transforming supply chains, and a successful third-party logistics provider must be a partner in its customers' transformations, the result: a substantial increase in services and capabilities.

System Report: Whirlpool puts mobile robots to work
In Whirlpool Corp.'s Clyde, Ohio, factory, mobile robots have automated the delivery of parts to the line. The result is a more consistent, efficient and safer operation.

Uber’s Otto Self-Driving Autonomous Truck Makes It’s First (Budweiser Beer) Run
The world's first shipment by a self-driving truck included 51,744 cans of Budweiser beer, with a tractor-trailer outfitted with Otto's self-driving kit hauling the beer 120 miles along Colorado's Interstate 25 on Oct. 20.

Fast Deliveries to Grow by 40 percent Year-on-Year Until 2025, Says New Study
Management consultants at McKinsey & Company, maintain that the parcel market in the U.S. is set to double by 2025, with Same-day delivery and instant delivery to accounting for one-fifth of...

Parcel pricing may be set to surge, says new study
Management consultants at McKinsey & Company, maintain that the parcel market in the U.S. is set to double by 2025, with Same-day delivery and instant delivery to accounting for one-fifth of...

Mölnlycke uses new system to transport and palletize SKUs
Robotic palletizing improves healthcare manufacturer's efficiency and ergonomics as its production volumes rise.

GE, Caterpillar invest in Clearpath Robotics
iNovia Capital, Caterpillar Ventures, GE Ventures and previous investors invest $30 million to expand Clearpath's new OTTO Motors division's development of indoor, self-driving materials handling vehicles.

UPS and CyPhy Works Test Drone for Urgent Commercial Last Mile Delivery
United Parcel Service Inc said it began testing the use of drones for emergency deliveries of medical supplies this week with a flight in rural Massachusetts, which the company hopes...

Fed Gives Green Light to Driverless Cars
The mandate called on the states to come up with a uniform set of policies.


Are Fully Automated Supply Chains Almost Here?
Automation in the world of supply chain logistics and materials handling will create enormous opportunities when it comes to making the flow of goods safer, more efficient and more environmentally...

Self-Driving Uber Cars Hit the Road in Pittsburgh
As of this morning, about 1,000 select Uber customers in the Steel City may find autonomous vehicles answering their ride requests with Uber putting self-driving Ford Fusions on the road.

Mercedes-Benz Vision Van Looks At the Future of Logistics and Last Mile Drone Delivery
New strategic future initiative adVANce and Vision Van: Mercedes-Benz Vans is presenting the van of the future, and it's intelligent, interconnected, electric, and uses drones for delivery.

The Evolution of Dock Equipment Has Begun
Unlike nearly every other aspect of distribution centers and manufacturing plants, loading docks have not been altered—until recently, that is. History of Dock Equipment, Loading Dock evolution, Loading...

Automated material handling equipment market is expected to reach $44.68 billion by 2022
Market for automated guided vehicles expected to grow at the highest CAGR between 2016 and 2022.

nuTonomy Beats Uber/Google to Self-Driving Taxis
Singapore's nuTonomy, founded by two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said today it began testing a free taxi-hailing service in a small business district in Singapore.

Report forecasts growth in automated truck loading systems
Report highlights key factors influencing the growth of the ATLS market.

Are You Ready to Let Robots Take the Driving Wheel?
Starting later this month, Uber will allow customers in downtown Pittsburgh to summon self-driving cars from their phones, crossing an important milestone that no automotive or technology company has yet...



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