Jul 27, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Government, Technology
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday his agency has national security concerns about Chinese autonomous vehicle companies in the American market after some lawmakers called for restrictions on their operations. “Whether we are...
Jul 27, 2023 | Nuclear, Space
NASA and the U.S. military plan to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Earth orbit in late 2025 or early 2026. The project, known as DRACO (“Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations”), aims to give an in-space test to nuclear thermal...
Jul 27, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Trucks
Six years after launching its autonomous-truck program, Waymo has said it’s decided to focus more on developing its ridesharing ambitions using its self-driving cars and minivans. The California-based, Alphabet-owned company said its decision to effectively put...
Jul 20, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, History
Nuro’s first generation autonomous shuttle prototype R1 has been added to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History as part of Earth Day 2023. The R1 was introduced in 2018 and was built to carry not passengers but goods. It gave Nuro the ability to see...
Jul 20, 2023 | Batteries, Business, Detroit
General Motors has idled production of some of its electric vehicles due to a battery shortage. BrightDrop—a GM startup brand that’s building last-mile delivery vans for companies like FedEx and Verizon—has stopped building EVs at its plant in...
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