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,...
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...
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