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EPA ‘Revamping’ Clean School Bus Program

January 7, 2026The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its website with a statement that a “revamped and modernized Clean School Bus Program” is coming soon.

via STN

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Mobileye to Acquire Humanoid Robot Maker Mentee for $900M

January 6, 2026Self-driving car systems company Mobileye Global is acquiring Israeli startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900 million, as it looks to develop humanoid robots.

via Transport Topics

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Samsung Unit to Buy ZF’s Driver Assistance Arm for $1.8B

December 24, 2025Samsung Electronics Co.-owned Harman International is buying a key driver-assistance business from Germany’s ZF Group for $1.8 billion, as financial stress across Europe’s auto supplier sector forces companies to rethink their portfolios.

via Transport Topics

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Highway Bill Leads 2026 Congressional Agenda

December 23, 2025Congressional Republican leaders plan to advance in 2026 high-profile budget, transportation and fiscal funding legislation as a way to deliver on a robust agenda prior to the November midterm elections.

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Court Agrees to Rehear $14B Climate Funding Freeze Case

December 22, 2025The recipients of $14 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants frozen by the EPA will have their case reheard by all judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

via Utility Dive

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Rivian Unveils AI Chip for Automated Driving, Ditches Nvidia

December 12, 2025Rivian Automotive Inc. has developed its own artificial intelligence chip, replacing Nvidia Corp. technology as part of a broader push to add and enhance automated-driving features in future vehicles.

via Transport Topics

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Rizon Accelerates its U.S. Footprint with New Dealerships

December 11, 2025Rizon, the all-electric commercial truck brand, continues to expand in North America with new customer deliveries and dealership additions. More than 20 Rizon trucks will enter service with fleets and municipalities in California, and the brand has added dealerships in Arizona, New York, New Jersey, and Washington.

via HDT

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ATRI Unveils New Research to Highlight the Scale and Causes of Growing Trucking Litigation

December 9, 2025The study includes updates on third-party litigation financing, carrier policies, and product liability trends.

via Fleet Owner

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Commentary: The Trucking Industry Needs Better Crash Data

December 8, 2025Both sides of the market look at the same data from valid perspectives, but both are missing the big picture: in its current form, CSA tells only part of the safety story—and it distorts the part it does tell.

via FreightWaves

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NEVI Funds Available Again for EV Charging Networks

December 5, 2025Dollars from the $5 billion infrastructure program that Joe Biden’s White House crafted to speed EV adoption and cut emissions are flowing again after the Trump administration froze the funds at the start of this year.

via Transport Topics

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Interview with Volvo Autonomous Trucks Executive: ‘We are already in commercial deployment’

December 4, 2025While much of the industry is still testing prototypes or running closed pilots, Volvo is already hauling commercial freight between Dallas and Houston using the Volvo VNL Autonomous integrated with the Aurora Driver.

via Robotics & Automation News

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NexDash Secures $5.8 Million Seed Funding for Digitally Connected Electric Truck Fleet

December 3, 2025Neo-carrier model seeks to combine technology, capital and operations to electrify and digitize European freight at scale

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Deploying Electric School Buses in Rural and Suburban Districts

December 2, 2025When the first electric school buses rolled into his rural South Carolina yard, Karim Johnson already knew what to expect. He’d learned those lessons hundreds of miles north, in a suburban district in upstate New York, where early adoption meant long nights, slow chargers and plenty of guesswork.

via STN
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Bets Big on EV’s Future

December 1, 2025RJ Scaringe didn’t build Rivian to make just 50,000 electric vehicles per year — it’s a company designed to build many times more.

via Transport Topics

2026, and the Road Ahead for Clean Fleets With TRC’s Joe Annotti

November 25, 2025TRC hosts the ACT Expo – America’s premier clean commercial vehicle show – and helps fleets find the funding and resources they need to decarbonize. On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got TRC’s Sr. VP of incentives Joe Annotti here to give us a 30,000 ft view of the road ahead.

via Electrek

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Will Technology Provide a Boost to Truck Drivers — or Will it Replace Them?

November 24, 2025New driver-assistance features are meant to make the job safer and less demanding. But some companies are taking technology a step farther, and piloting fully autonomous trucks that replace drivers altogether.

via NPR