Jan 18, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, Events
2024 started off with a bang at CES, a show that has become by default the biggest car show of the year. Even though General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis—the former Big 3—all skipped the event this year, eager, tech-talking contenders from Germany, Japan, China,...
Jan 18, 2024 | Smart Cities
Flying taxis, high-speed rail, emissions-free buildings and transportation: Some long-held dreams of urban futurists are moving forward in 2024. Cities also are taking advantage of increased federal funding and growing public sentiment to address some long-neglected...
Jan 18, 2024 | Delivery, Robots
A university is to become a testing ground for delivery robots so that the technology can encounter “real-world scenarios”. Cranfield University in Bedfordshire said the trial would be a “UK first for on-campus, last-mile robotic deliveries”....
Jan 18, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Tire Technology, Trucks
Gatik’s autonomous box trucks are going to be the first AVs on the road to roll on Goodyear’s ultra-intelligent data-collecting tires. Using its proprietary Sightline tech, the tires can measure their own air pressure, the amount of friction between the rubber and the...
Jan 18, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Trucks
Driverless trucks with no humans on board will soon cruise Texas highways if three startup firms have their way, despite objections from critics who say financial pressures, not safety, is behind the timetable. After years of testing, Aurora Innovation Inc., Kodiak...
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