Apr 25, 2024 | Featured, Solar, Space
A new experimental mission by NASA is now flying in orbit, aiming to use photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. Rocket Lab’s Electron blasted off at 6:32 p.m. ET on April 23, successfully delivering both payloads to low Earth orbit. The short...
Apr 25, 2024 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Ford has thrown down a gauntlet to Tesla by touting its upcoming range of cheap electric cars, as both companies grapple with slowing demand for EVs. CEO Jim Farley confirmed in Ford’s Q1 earnings call that the company is working on new affordable...
Apr 25, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Robotaxis
Tesla Inc. announced its first quarter earnings for 2024, with the company losing its position as the world’s top EV manufacturer to the Chinese giant BYD in the number of units shipped. The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, touted the company’s artificial intelligence plans...
Apr 25, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit
Detroit-based automaker General Motors (NYSE:GM) on Tuesday detailed its plans for the relaunch of its autonomous driving unit Cruise, months after it paused operations owing to the involvement of one of its robotaxis in an accident in San...
Apr 25, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, China, Featured
The EHang EH216-S autonomous flying taxi is the first eVTOL ready for mass production and could lead the way for flying cars around the world. Autonomous flying taxis could soon be a reality after vehicle manufacturer EHang obtained the world’s first production...
Apr 25, 2024 | Robots, Space
This summer, a group of scientists will travel to Oregon’s snow-capped Mt. Hood to train a dog-shaped robot named Spirit how to walk. The slopes of Mt. Hood are strewn with volcanic rocks and sprinkled with glaciers, a rugged environment that researchers think...
Apr 25, 2024 | Autonomous Ships, Robots
The world’s oceans, lakes and rivers are under mounting pressure from climate change, growing demand, urbanization, and pollution, threatening their ability to sustain life. Without better data to understand the health of increasingly stressed waterways, the fight to...
Apr 25, 2024 | Environment, Space
Colorado has led the nation on regulating methane emissions and now companies in the state are major contributors to a new satellite expected to be an important tool in identifying and quantifying the emissions globally. Space & Mission Systems, formerly Ball...
Apr 25, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
Mercedes is now the first automaker to sell a car with advanced autonomous features in the United States, meaning the vehicle doesn’t technically require drivers to pay close attention to the road. As of April 11, Mercedes had 65 vehicles that support its...
Apr 18, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Government, Regulation
Two prominent Senate Democrats are calling for increased scrutiny of autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) like Tesla’s Autopilot, arguing that the unimpeded flow of highly automated vehicles on public roads in recent years risks exacerbating...
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