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Siemens Mobility To Build Passenger Rolling Stock Facility In North Carolina

Mar 9, 2023 | Business, Mobility

Siemens Mobility plans to build a passenger rolling stock facility in Lexington, N.C., in a move that will increase its manufacturing capacity, create more than 500 jobs and a more sustainable option to meet the needs of its East Coast and Midwest customers. The $220...

AVs Could Lead To Future With Higher Emissions

Mar 9, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Climate

A recent paper by MIT researchers predicts that by 2050, the energy consumption and emissions of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be comparable to that of data centers today, which is 1 percent of global energy consumption and 0.3 percent of global emissions. In order...

Robots Are Performing Hindu Rituals — Some Devotees Fear They’ll Replace Worshippers

Mar 9, 2023 | Robots

It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals – and not all worshippers are happy about it. In 2017, a technology firm in...

EV Charging Infrastructure Offers Cyberattack Opportunity

Mar 9, 2023 | Charging, Cyber Security, Electric Vehicles, Featured

As electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure rushes to keep pace with the dramatic rise in sales of electric vehicles in the United States, cyberattackers and security researchers alike have already started focusing on security weaknesses in the infrastructure. In...

That New EV Will Cost More To Insure

Mar 9, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Insurance

There are certain nuances to insuring electric vehicles that car shoppers might want to know before they commit. Electric cars have a lot of similarities to gas-powered cars, but they also bring some distinct differences. Right now, new EVs cost more on average....