Jan 23, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles
The roar of engines in autonomous race cars returned to the Las Vegas Speedway on a blustery, cold Thursday. The now annual Indy Autonomous Challenge, or IAC, at CES kicked off with a familiar format: a thrilling head-to-head dual competition, where AI drivers — and...
Jan 23, 2025 | Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles
“The new administration presents challenges in the near term,” said Bassem Ammouri, chief operating officer of EV Connect Inc., which provides EV charging management software and services. A $7,500 tax credit for purchasing an EV may be on the chopping...
Jan 17, 2025 | Auto Industry, Events, Software
The automotive buzzword at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this year was “SDV.” That’s “software-defined vehicle,” which automakers have gone all-in on with AI integrations, autonomous and advanced driving, in-vehicle displays, passenger comfort features, smart charging and...
Jan 16, 2025 | Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a quarter last year to over 17 million cars, helped by a fourth consecutive month of record sales in December as China continued to grow and Europe stabilised, data showed on Tuesday. Incentives and...
Jan 16, 2025 | Environment, Recycling, Robots
The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised. The study, published in Towards...
Jan 16, 2025 | Agriculture, Robots
With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture’s harmful impacts on the environment. To help make this idea a...
Jan 16, 2025 | Drones, Military
The United States Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal is seeking opinions from the defense industry on Launched Effects (LE) or unmanned aerial vehicles which can be integrated into an aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform (A-ISR)...
Jan 16, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the Detroit Auto Show, saying that tariffs should not be used “to punish our closest trading partners,” like Canada. Whitmer on Wednesday subtly warned against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s tariff threats targeting Canada,...
Jan 16, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles
Even before CES 2025 kicked off a few trends began to emerge — or more accurately, some gaps appeared. All U.S. and some European automakers that have helped turn CES into an auto show were absent. Several Chinese automakers filled that void, notably Zeekr,...
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