Aug 31, 2023 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Ford expects its electric-car division to lose about $4.5 billion in 2023, yet the brand plans to continue investing in battery-powered vehicles at the expense of at least three familiar nameplates. It will soon send the Edge, the Escape and the Transit Connect to the...
Aug 31, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
Two people dressed in dark colors and wearing masks dart into a busy street on a hill in San Francisco. One of them hauls a big orange traffic cone. They sprint toward a driverless car and quickly set the cone on the hood. The vehicle’s side lights...
Aug 24, 2023 | Industry 4.0
The adoption of autonomous technologies for smart manufacturing across the U.S. in recent years has driven higher ed investments in machine learning, data science, blockchain technology and advanced 3D printing. At the University of Missouri, interest in...
Aug 24, 2023 | Drones, Oceanography
The largest cryptological survey of Loch Ness in over 50 years is scheduled to take place this weekend, featuring technology never before used to search for the elusive, still unproven Loch Ness Monster. Affectionately known by many as “Nessie,” no...
Aug 24, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots
Imagine you want to carry a large, heavy box up a flight of stairs. You might spread your fingers out and lift that box with both hands, then hold it on top of your forearms and balance it against your chest, using your whole body to manipulate the box. Humans are...
Aug 24, 2023 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Energy
As a growing number of Michigan residents drive electric vehicles, the state’s largest utilities — DTE Energy and Consumers Energy — are playing a role in the electric vehicle transition, from ensuring the infrastructure can handle increased demand to...
Aug 24, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Power
Drivers in Texas who think they’re skirting gas taxes by driving electric should think again — the Lone Star State wants them to pay for their fair share, too. Drivers essentially pay for their road use at the pump through gas taxes, which get funneled to...
Aug 24, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured, Safety, Testing
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city. The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise...
Aug 24, 2023 | Satellites, Space
A leftover rocket adapter, expected to be removed from low Earth orbit in 2026, has new pieces of space debris floating nearby. That’s a likely aftereffect of being hit by something small flying through space. The problem was spotted by the...
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