Look ma! No driver!

Look ma! No driver!

CHICAGO,Ill--The Lyon, France-based startup Navya, manufacturer of an electric driverless shuttle bus it calls an Arma, is opening an American office. Navya says there are 35 Arma vehicles in use in nine countries around the world, and there's also an Arma in service on the campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...Read the rest of this story

Wal-Mart wants women drivers to feel safer

BENTONVILLE, AK--Wal-Mart wants its women drivers to feel more comfortable and secure at their jobs; and the retailing giant also plans to hire more female drivers in the future. Those are some of the messages that came out of the company's first Women in Trucking conference, held in mid-June, at the corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. More than 100 drivers attended the event. ...Read the rest of this story