Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Ryder’s 2017 Top Technician Competition

Every year, Ryder System hosts a global competition for its corps of 5,900 maintenance technicians located in North American and the United Kingdom. Some 1,800 Ryder technicians competed in the regional round, whittling their numbers down to just six for the final round, held this year in Nashville, TN. Who would win the $50,000 cash prize and title of “top technician”? (Photos: Ryder System)

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The toughest question facing self-driving vehicles

It may be the trickiest debate in the self-driving vehicle space. In a situation where an accident is unavoidable what should the vehicle do? Does it sacrifice the occupant to potentially save a school bus of children?

Researchers at the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück, Germany have been using virtual reality to study if algorithms can be developed based on human behavior.

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BestDrive opens commercial tire center in Kansas City

BestDrive, a commercial tire dealer and retreader focusing on Continental tire offerings, officially opened its newest location in Kansas City, KS. BestDrive noted it now has 21 commercial tire centers across the United States, with plans to expand into eight additional states by the end of 2018.

BestDrive's Kansas City tire center is a 32,000-sq.-ft. retail and service space. Less than two miles from the I-35 and I-635 interchange, the location is accessible for its long-haul, regional haul, and on/off-road fleet customers.

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