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forbes.com > sites > stevebanker > 07/18/2026 > camera-safety-systems-could-help-freight-brokers-prove-due-diligence

Camera Safety Systems Could Help Freight Brokers Prove Due Diligence

20+ hour, 7+ min ago  (512+ words) In May, the U.S. Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II. This decision made life more difficult for freight brokers. Freight brokers are middlemen who book transportation carriers on behalf of shipper clients. One key technology is camera…...

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forbes.com > sites > brookecrothers > 07/16/2026 > tesla-claims-54-of-sagging-us-ev-market-in-june-rivian-sales-up-cox

Tesla Claims 54% Of Sagging U.S. EV Market In June, Rivian Sales Up: Cox

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (215+ words) Tesla continues to sell more than half of all EVs sold in the U.S., according to Cox Automotive June figures. The bad news is that EV sales dropped sharply from May. New EV sales totaled an estimated 74,967 units in June, down…...

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forbes.com > sites > edgarsten > 07/15/2026 > wisk-nasa-electra-beta-make-major-advanced-air-mobility-moves

Wisk, NASA, Electra, BETA Make Major Advanced Air Mobility Moves

4+ day, 50+ min ago  (651+ words) Two successful tests, one actual, one simulated, of electric aircraft and a significant deal between the company building an ultra-short takeoff and landing hybrid-electric plane and an engine manufacturer marked new progress in the development what’s known as advanced air…...

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forbes.com > sites > alanohnsman > 07/15/2026 > a-beefed-up-golf-cart-and-an-anti-cybertruck-cheap-quirky-evs-are-coming

A Beefed Up Golf Cart And An Anti-Cybertruck: Cheap, Quirky EVs Are Coming

4+ day, 50+ min ago  (257+ words) U.S. sales of electric vehicles have plunged since the Trump administration killed a $7,500 federal credit last year, but a group of startups hopes to change that. They’re preparing to launch a new wave of quirky, affordable battery-powered models over the next…...

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forbes.com > sites > johnwerner > 07/14/2026 > a-few-layers-to-the-self-driving-onion

A Few Layers To The Self-Driving Onion

5+ day, 20+ min ago  (590+ words) We’ve been hearing about self-driving cars for years. The thing is, we’ve been hearing about flying cars for even longer – much longer – and those, the imagination-fruit of the Jetsons cartoon in the 1980s, failed to ever materialize. I chalk most of…...

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forbes.com > sites > sarwantsingh > 07/14/2026 > volvo-trucks-to-lead-in-bringing-autonomous-trucks-to-us-market

Volvo Trucks To Lead In Bringing Autonomous Trucks To US Market

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1050+ words) Forbes Volvo Trucks To Lead In Bringing Autonomous Trucks To US Market The autonomous trucking sector is accelerating towards commercial viability, propelled by a severe driver shortage and projected fivefold increase in freight demand by 2050. Industry leaders like Aurora are…...

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forbes.com > sites > matthewmacconnell > 06/16/2026 > jcbs-1600-hp-hydrogen-car-prepares-for-bonneville-speed-record

JCB’s 1,600-HP Hydrogen Car Prepares For Bonneville Speed Record

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (666+ words) A year ago, the project existed only on engineers' screens. Today, JCB's hydrogen-powered land speed car is running on a British airfield and preparing for a shot at motorsport history. The British construction equipment manufacturer has completed development of the…...

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forbes.com > sites > alanohnsman > 07/08/2026 > california-will-give-you-3500-to-buy-a-new-ev

California Will Give You $3,500 To Buy A New EV

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (287+ words) Sales of electric vehicles are booming worldwide, but have plunged in the U.S. since the Trump administration eliminated a $7,500 federal rebate last year. California, whose residents buy about a third of EVs sold in the country, hopes to rectify that with…...

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forbes.com > sites > kensilverstein > 07/01/2026 > despite-crippling-poverty-haiti-is-quietly-switching-the-lights-on

Despite Crippling Poverty, Haiti Is Quietly Switching The Lights On

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (857+ words) The road from the port at Cap-Haïtien to the inland town of Marchand-Dessalines covers just 80 miles. On a good day in most countries, that's a 90-minute drive. In Haiti, it takes four hours—over dirt roads and the occasional flash…...

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forbes.com > sites > johntamny > 06/25/2026 > what-would-elon-musk-say-about-the-surface-transportation-bill

What Would Elon Musk Say About The Surface Transportation Bill?

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (406+ words) “And think carefully about this because if in writing some article that's negative you effectively dissuade people from using autonomous vehicles, you're killing people.” As the title of this piece already indicates, the words in quotes are those of Elon…...