At our Robots to the Rescue event, Navistar's David Hillman returned to BuiltWorlds to present in front of our standing room only crowd. On his mind, this time, was the move to autonomous ground freight transportation. Buckle up!
Freightliner lightens up, doubles efficiency of big rigs
The big rigs traveling America's highways have long been a double-edged sword. They reliably deliver our perishable produce and new iWhatever devices, but relying on fossil fuels and averaging just 6 MPG, they're not environmentally friendly. Enter, the U.S. Dept. of Energy's SuperTruck Challenge.