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...
Jun 13, 2024 | Electric Vehicles
German carmaker Audi will invest one billion euros ($1.08 billion) in electric vehicle projects in the Mexican state of Puebla, the state’s governor said on Tuesday. The investment will lead to the creation of 500 new jobs, the Puebla government said in a...
Jun 13, 2024 | Drones, Space
The drone took to the sky over Finland to assess the suitability of one particular terrestrial technology for space: the radar systems found in many of today’s cars, responsible for automated cruise control and other safe driving functions. ESA worked with the...
Jun 13, 2024 | Batteries, Business, Featured
Honda Motor Co. (Honda) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (OTCPK:MMTOF) announced plans on Thursday to establish a new 50-50 joint venture company called Altna Co. in July. The new joint venture is based on the memorandum of understanding the two automakers signed in...
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