23 Aug Driverless Startup Zoox Suddenly Removes CEO Zoox Inc., an autonomous driving startup recently valued at $3.2 billion, has dismissed its chief executive officer, Tim Kentley-Klay, after closing a massive financing round in July. Read more...
23 Aug World’s Biggest Shipping Firm Maersk to Test Russian Arctic Route COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said Aug. 23 it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice. Read more...
23 Aug Jobless Claims Fall for Third Week in Tight US Labor Market U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell for a third week and remain near the lowest in almost five decades, indicating a tight job market, Labor Department figures showed Aug. 23. Read more...
22 Aug Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant Convenes ‘Extraordinary Session’ on Infrastructure Funding Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant recently called for a special legislative session to discuss infrastructure funding solutions. Read more...
22 Aug In One Texas City, You Can Soon Request an Autonomous Vehicle on Demand Autonomous vehicles are coming to another Dallas suburb. Read more...
22 Aug Transportation Nominees in Limbo During Senate’s August Session Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s move to keep the chamber in session for part of the August recess has focused on bills that would fund the government and not too much on a slew of high-profile transportation nominees. Read more...
22 Aug US Traffic Deaths Fell Slightly in First Half of Year DETROIT — The number of people killed on U.S. roads fell slightly in the first half of 2018, but a top safety organization says it’s likely that there will be little change in the number of deaths from 2017 by the end of the year. Read more...
22 Aug Ducker Is Departing, but He’ll Be Remembered as a Force for FedEx MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After 43 years, FedEx Freight CEO Michael Ducker finally has retired. Sort of. Read more...
22 Aug Is Apple Making a Cool Car or Just Dabbling With the Tech? SAN FRANCISCO — In a few weeks, Apple will unveil its newest iPhone. If the Cupertino, Calif., magic factory truly wanted to once again dazzle audiences at its annual fall event, that category-redefining reveal would involve someone saying, “Siri, bring me my car.” Read more...
22 Aug Linde-Praxair Deal Pushed to Brink by Antitrust Demands The Linde Group acknowledged that getting a merger with Praxair Inc. approved by U.S. antitrust authorities will require the industrial-gas giants to sell more assets than planned, potentially putting the $45 billion deal in jeopardy. Read more...