FreightWaves

When technological disasters happen, the gut reaction is often to blame the hardware—but the reality goes much deeper.

Scott Darpel breaks down why preventing the next tragedy isn't just about developing better tech, but rigorously maintaining the management processes and focus needed to guard against "unknown unknowns."

"The North Star is a fully automated aircraft with a remote pilot... but I don't think it's going to be one giant leap to just go do that all at once."

Robert Rose, CEO & Co-Founder of Reliable Robotics, explains the step-by-step roadmap bringing automated takeoff, landing, and collision avoidance to the cockpit first to maximize safety and operational density.

When food delivery first exploded, every tech giant chased dense city centers like New York, Miami, and LA—while DoorDash quietly built out the suburbs and rural communities.

Harrison Shih, Head of DoorDash Labs, discusses how delivering to suburban families and remote homes completely redefined last-mile convenience.

If we want to bring manufacturing and the supply chain back home, we can't build it like we did 50 or 100 years ago with grueling manual labor.

Ed Mehr, CEO & Co-Founder of Machina Labs, discusses why reshoring requires robotics and modern automation to build a resilient, domestic industrial base.

Highway’s latest Freight Fraud Index says compromised communications were tied to 40.2% of reported stolen loads in the third quarter, underscoring how criminals use trusted carrier identities to obtain freight. The company recorded 184 stolen load incidents, down 28.1% from the prior quarter but up 8.2% year over year. Highway said brokers must verify the person requesting freight, not just the carrier.

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