Jan 4, 2024 | Autonomous Ships
The rising popularity of autonomous vehicles has spurred significant research interest in the maritime industry, particularly for developing maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). An essential requirement of MASS is the ability to follow a pre-determined sea path,...
Jan 4, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Disabilities
Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live outside big cities and have disabilities that prevent them from driving. Peterson, who has quadriplegia, is an enthusiastic participant in an...
Jan 4, 2024 | Aviation, Featured
The Chinese manufacturer EHang made commercial demonstration flights in two cities, marking the first passenger-carrying eVTOL trips. The hype around electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis is growing, even in non-aviation circles. Chinese manufacturer...
Jan 4, 2024 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
General Motors said on Wednesday it is offering incentives of $7,500 on its electric vehicles that earlier this week lost a U.S. government tax credit, while Ford Motor said it is hiking the prices of some of its F-150 EVs by $10,000. The Treasury issued guidelines in...
Jan 4, 2024 | Electric Vehicles
The number of electric vehicle models eligible for a consumer tax credit of as much as $7,500 fell sharply as new rules from the Biden administration kicked in on Jan. 1. Narrower criteria reduced the number of qualifying models to 13 from about two dozen, according...
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