Aug 28, 2025 | Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured
Stellantis has put its Level 3 ADAS — the in-house STLA AutoDrive — on hold, citing high costs, technological hurdles and limited consumer demand as key factors behind the pivot. The automaker confirmed the system, long touted as “ready for deployment,” was never...
Aug 27, 2025 | Automation, Law Enforcement, Traffic
The City of Pittsburgh has taken another step to make streets safe by approving plans to install automated red light enforcement cameras. An incident that happens far too often involves pedestrians or people riding bikes who get caught in a crosswalk while a driver...
Aug 25, 2025 | Education, Engineering, Smart Mobility Today
One of the most inspiring things I have done with Smart Mobility Today is having the privilege to co-host the panels for our “Engineering Careers Tour” sponsored by Astemo. Being on a university campus with excited, young engineers is invigorating and...
Aug 21, 2025 | Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicle (EV) ownership and purchasing intent are markedly higher among younger affluent Americans than their older counterparts, according to the Forbes Research 2025 Mass Affluent Survey, conducted between May and June. Our study surveyed individuals meeting...
Aug 21, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, US Economy
A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a...
Aug 21, 2025 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles
The automaker’s investing another $5 billion in its electric vehicle business, hoping to drive much-needed sales growth while simultaneously fending off would-be Chinese competitors. The company made the announcement last week. And, kudos. Most long-term...
Aug 21, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Rail, Tariffs
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it is hiking steel and aluminum tariffs on more than 400 products including wind turbines, mobile cranes, appliances, bulldozers and other heavy equipment, along with railcars, motorcycles, marine engines, furniture and...
Aug 21, 2025 | Featured, Power, Wind
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer support solar and wind projects on productive farmland, said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a post on X on Monday. The move is the latest in a series of actions by the administration of President Donald Trump...
Aug 21, 2025 | Astronomy, Featured, Satellites, Space
An automated data-sharing system co-developed by SpaceX and American radio astronomers promises to protect radio telescopes around the world from disruptive interference from satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Big constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink bring...
Aug 21, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles
Japanese automaker Honda has just made a big announcement that could dramatically change its products within the next few years. The automaker, known for its bestselling vehicles like the CR-V, Civic, and Accord sedan, announced that it is formally partnering...
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