January 8, 2015: New driverless car concepts at CES; Connecticut seeks transpo “lock box”; Flashy trucks in India compared to acid trip.

Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:

• Mercedes took the wraps off its F 015 luxury driverless car concept at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, notes the Washington Post; a car the company calls “the exclusive cocoon.”
• Auto Express reports on another driverless car concept unveiled at CES, this one from Audi.
• After rear-ending a tractor-trailer, a family’s minivan gets dragged down a snow-choked highway for 16 miles, notes ABC News.
• UPS Worldwide Express is expanding service into a host of new countries, reports the Atlanta Business Journal, across Europe and into Asia.
• Connecticut’s governor wants to create a “lock box” for transportation funds, according to Reuters.
• The Detroit News profiles a new and most unusual truck accessory now hitting the market: GloRails.
• The Golden State Bridge in San Francisco is deploying two new $1.4 million “zipper” trucks to shift concrete highway divider barriers, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
• The city of Pittsburgh seeks a new truck that will be dedicated to fixing potholes year-round, notes the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• A small carrier seeks zoning approval for a new headquarters so it can “come back home,” according to the Union-Sun & Journal.
• The New Republic magazine is so wowed by the customization efforts of truck owners in India that it compares viewing the vehicles to going on a “fantastic acid trip.”
• A group of scientists want “vast reservoirs” of oil and coal to go untouched in order to limit global warming, notes National Geographic.
• A snow squall triggers an 18-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania, involved a tractor-trailer and killing two people, reports the Charlotte Observer.