Mar 27, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, China, Featured
Stricter oversight from China’s government has forced Tesla to change the name of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology, which isn’t actually fully autonomous. In China, FSD, which operates at a Level 2 out of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 5 self-driving...
Mar 27, 2025 | Drones, Featured, UK
Trials have been taking place to see if radioactive medicine can be delivered to hospitals by drone. Coventry-based drone company Skyfarer has teamed up with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and Viking Drone Packaging to build the...
Mar 27, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots
By combining robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI), Maryland Engineering researchers and students are building solutions that can help save lives, protect property, and safeguard the environment. One such system, RoboScout, Maryland’s entry in a...
Mar 27, 2025 | Electric Vehicles
Rivian, known for its large electric trucks, is setting its sights on small and lightweight vehicles. The Irvine-based automaker said Wednesday it’s spinning out its micromobility business into a new startup called Also Inc. Micromobility encompasses a variety...
Mar 27, 2025 | Auto Industry, Canada, Featured, Tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs are a “direct attack” on his country and that the trade war is hurting Americans, noting that American consumer confidence is at a...
Mar 26, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, US Economy
When it comes to buying a new car, people often consider things such as cost, fuel economy, and dependability ratings to influence their purchase. However, it appears that electric vehicles are now becoming a higher priority for a majority of consumers as...
Mar 25, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Auto Industry, Jobs, Robots
Mercedes-Benz is now one of several automakers that see a role for humanoid robots in a car factory setting—an idea that would have seemed whimsical if not laughable a decade ago—and it’s now taking steps to further this vision at its Berlin-Marienfelde hub for...
Mar 24, 2025 | Smart Mobility Today
We had many great stories in Smart Mobility Today this edition but the one that struck me was thousands of miles away from where I live and somewhere I will probably never go. The peak of Mt. Everest is just a story and a picture in my mind, it represents purity and...
Mar 20, 2025 | Featured, Hydrogen, Space
A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile’s Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world’s most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study has revealed. Such an increase would seriously affect the...
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