Jun 20, 2024 | Auto Industry, Robots
A humanoid robot that can drive a car could one day be used as a chauffeur, though its creator concedes that this may take at least 50 years. Most driverless cars work very differently to a human driver, using artificial intelligence and custom mechanical...
Jun 18, 2024 | Featured, US Economy
It’s been a long time since American cars were built in the U.S. by American automakers, and foreign cars were all true imports. These days, your BMW SUV is probably built in South Carolina, and your Ram 1500 could have been built in Mexico. If you want the most...
Jun 14, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Robotaxis, Transit
In Los Angeles, it is possible — right now — to drive from Santa Monica to West Hollywood without touching a steering wheel or gas pedal (provided you don’t get on the freeway). In Phoenix, you can go from the airport to an appointment downtown and back without...
Jun 13, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is seeking additional details about a series incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles. In May, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an...
Jun 13, 2024 | Climate, Hydrogen
Volvo Trucks, the truck division of Swedish giant Volvo, plans to begin on-road tests with hydrogen-powered combustion engines in 2026, with a commercial launch slated for the decade’s end. This development raises a crucial question: Can hydrogen engines challenge...
Jun 13, 2024 | Smart Cities
Whatever happened to the concept of ‘smart cities’? We used to write about them all the time, but the whole discipline seems to have splintered in recent years into a myriad of public and private urban smart-infrastructure sub-sectors, mostly covering the creeping...
Jun 13, 2024 | Robots, Space
A million-dollar contest managed by Marshall’s Space Flight Center is pushing forward technology that could one day support human life on the moon. Teams from across the country gathered in Huntsville to overcome challenges impacting the future of space exploration....
Jun 13, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Sustainability
Despite good intentions to make changes that support the environment, companies are still sending items to the landfill that could otherwise be recycled. While the world is producing nearly twice as much plastic waste as it did two decades ago, just 9% of it is being...
Jun 13, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Disabilities, Featured, Transit
The city of Detroit is launching a new, free shuttle service using autonomous vehicles. That means the vehicles are capable of driving themselves. The service, called Accessibili-D, is for people ages 62 and over and people with disabilities. The three shuttles...
Jun 13, 2024 | China, Electric Vehicles, Europe
After months of investigation, the European Union has announced additional tariffs on electric vehicles (EV) imported from China, because of what it sees as Beijing’s unfair support for companies that undercut European carmakers. The decision deals a blow to...
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