May 8, 2024 | Energy, Hydrogen, Jobs
Fortescue Future Industries, an Australian green energy titan, has kicked off a major endeavor in Buckeye, carving out 158 acres for a hydrogen hub projected to cost $550 million, as ABC15 reported. Nestled west of State Route 85, this will be...
May 8, 2024 | Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, Robots
The industrial automation sector is coming off a record year for robot shipments. But the market is likely to take a pause this year as customers optimize their operations with the factory and warehouse robots they’ve already bought. However, artificial...
May 8, 2024 | Featured, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen
Superyachts are notoriously dirty luxury toys, with a single billionaire’s boat emitting as much as 7,020 tons of CO2 per year. And while it’s unlikely uber-wealthy shoppers are going to forgo from their statement vessels anytime soon, at the very least there’s...
May 8, 2024 | Featured, Space
After much waiting, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is almost ready to launch humans to space. This month, the vehicle will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with two NASA astronauts on board, the culmination of a...
May 8, 2024 | Featured, Robots
Researchers have built a swarm of miniature, snail-inspired robots, minus all the mucus. Instead, a retractable suction cup works in tandem with the remote-controlled machine’s tank-like treads to maneuver across both difficult terrain and over each other....
May 8, 2024 | Batteries, Government, US Economy
The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China. The Treasury Department announced final...
May 8, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
A change at the top of European institutions could herald a change in the 2035 target to phase out sales of internal combustion engine cars even though the automotive industry is already well down the road towards transitioning to electric vehicles....
May 8, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Rideshare
The expansion of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and robotaxi services could pose a threat to rideshare operators Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT). TD Cowen Internet and Media Analyst John Blackledge joins Catalysts to give insight into the potential partnerships...
May 8, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
Two projects — one that maps the function of the brain’s neuronal network in unprecedented detail and another that combines robotics and light-based computer circuits to create safe self-driving vehicles — have been awarded funding through Princeton’s Eric and...
Apr 25, 2024 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles
Ford’s electric vehicle unit reported that losses soared in the first quarter to $1.3 billion, or $132,000 for each of the 10,000 vehicles it sold in the first three months of the year, helping to drag down earnings for the company overall. Ford, like most automakers,...
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