Mar 31, 2021 | 5G, Telecommunications
T-Mobile US Inc., which has emerged as the surprise leader in the new wireless technology known as 5G, is close to unveiling a broadband service for homes that may let a swath of U.S. consumers cut another cord — the landline tying their internet service to a...
Mar 31, 2021 | Jobs, Robots
The U.S. oil industry could save more than $7 billion in wages by replacing human roughnecks with robots on rigs, according to a report from Rystad Energy. At least two out of every 10 oil workers globally in drilling, operational support and maintenance could be...
Mar 31, 2021 | Drones, Featured
Avalanches can be a danger for skiers as well as for the resort towns that welcome them. For protection, towns erect steel fences to act as barriers along the ski slopes. But before these snow barriers can be built, steep rock faces and cliffs need to be surveyed....
Mar 31, 2021 | Drones, Featured
Among the virtues of bees you may not be aware of is their knack for detecting bombs. Thanks to the fact that they can pick up the scent of explosives with their antennae, researchers in countries such as Croatia have spent years perfecting how to use bees as landmine...
Mar 31, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Rideshare
As an electric car, the Ioniq 5 has checked almost every box for a lot of people when it was unveiled last month. Now it’s not only going to be an electric car but also an autonomous vehicle. Motional, Hyundai’s company developing autonomous driving technology,...
Mar 31, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
Volvo is partnering with self-driving startup Aurora on a new lineup of fully autonomous semi trucks, the companies announced. The trucks will be deployed in North America on highly frequented hub-to-hub routes. The deal between Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora —...
Mar 31, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Government
The Biden administration will ask Congress to extend incentives that have spurred a U.S. electric-vehicle market that still trails EV adoption in economic rival China. The proposed extension for breaks on EV purchases is part of a $2.25 trillion infrastructure and...
Mar 25, 2021 | Batteries, Business, Electric Vehicles
Consumer, lawmaker and, most recently, auto manufacturer sentiment is shifting toward electric and hybrid vehicles. General Motors has announced an ambitious plan to have 30 electric vehicles for sale by 2025 and imagines an “all-electric” future. The...
Mar 25, 2021 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles
In the summer of 2018, when Tesla needed to quickly ramp up production at its Fremont, Calif., factory, the company erected a big top the size of two football fields in the parking lot. The strategy brought into stark relief the difficulty of taking a...
Mar 25, 2021 | Drones, Smart Manufacturing
Many parcel delivery drones of the future are expected to handle packages weighing five pounds or less, a restriction that would allow small, standardized UAVs to handle a large percentage of the deliveries now done by ground vehicles. But will that relegate heavier...
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