Mar 2, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicle technology company May Mobility has partnered with global transit technology company Via to deploy AVs across the United States and the world. Over the next three years, the partnership will launch thousands of AVs for public transit, according to a...
Mar 2, 2023 | Government, Internet of Things
Congress needs better data on Americans’ use of smart devices, says Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), so it can plan for the country’s connectivity infrastructure needs. “IoT and smart devices are growing in popularity in our homes and businesses to improve safety,...
Mar 2, 2023 | Agriculture
The small tomatoes on shelves of supermarkets in Japan may look like normal fruit, but they are actually genetic pioneers. In late 2021, Japanese company Sanatech Seed began selling special tomatoes that had been genetically modified to produce high levels of...
Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Satellites, Space
Scientists found that an increasing number of pictures made by the iconic orbital observatory are being disrupted by passing satellites. The Hubble Space Telescope, known for recording awe-inspiring images of the cosmos while advancing the field of astronomy, is under...
Mar 2, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured
Ford is trying to patent technology that would allow cars to repossess themselves. As first spotted by The Drive, a Ford patent application titled “Systems and Methods to Repossess a Vehicle” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark...
Mar 2, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Michigan
Michigan is dangling a $10,000 carrot in front of tech students, incentivizing them to stay in state and build the electric vehicle sector. The state announced the Michigander EV Scholars program, its latest incentive to boost its electric vehicle workforce....
Mar 2, 2023 | Charging, Electric Vehicles, Featured
The US Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford E-Transit battery-electric vehicles and 14,000 EV charging stations from three different suppliers as part of its plans to electrify a large portion of its mail delivery fleet. In an announcement post on Tuesday, the agency...
Mar 1, 2023 | Climate, Oceanography
The world’s oceans and the multiple threats they face, from climate change and pollution to overfishing and mining, will be the focus of a global conference in Panama this week. Some 600 leaders of government, the business sector, green groups and academics will...
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