Jun 12, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
An influential consumer organization on Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers to drop a plan to impose a proposed $250 annual fee on electric cars to pay for road repairs. Consumer Reports, which also tests and rates new vehicles, noted that Republican Senator Bernie...
Jun 12, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, UK
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the government will fast-track the introduction of self-driving vehicles on England’s roads, initially planned for spring 2026. This announcement is expected to create 38,000 jobs, improve road safety, and add...
Jun 12, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Transit
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have become part of the everyday landscape in a growing number of US cities, serving as safe transport options, tourist attractions, and symbols of a not-so-distant future. Their market dominance, however, is far from guaranteed. As...
Jun 11, 2025 | China, Rare Earth
The US and China wrapped up two days of high-stakes trade talks in London. The result: a plan to establish a framework for implementing a consensus the two sides had already agreed to last month. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Chinese had pledged to...
Jun 10, 2025 | Food, Robots
XRobotics thinks it has cracked the code on getting pizza restaurants to adopt robotics. The San Francisco-based robotics company built a countertop robot called xPizza Cube, which is roughly the size of a stackable washing machine, and uses machine learning to apply...
Jun 9, 2025 | Smart Mobility Today
In this week’s edition of the Smart Mobility Today podcast and Global Auto Mobility, I learned about a group of scientists who are creating clean Hydrogen fuel by using aluminum cans and sea water. Every podcast I learn about individuals who use their talent...
Jun 6, 2025 | 5G, Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Cities, Technology, Testing
At the heart of it is Curiosity Lab, a 5G-enabled, real-world test bed that allows startups and established tech companies to develop, test, and deploy cutting-edge innovations across the mobility, infrastructure, and the Internet of Things (IoT) sectors. Since its...
Jun 5, 2025 | Climate, Mobility, Transit
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a high-level concept for a transportation package that would significantly boost funding for public transit and climate-friendly pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. To pay for those needs while also funding...
Jun 5, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Auto Industry, Featured
While many automotive AI headlines focus on self-driving cars or flashy infotainment upgrades, Audi is quietly building something more foundational: AI that runs the factory floor. In a June 2 briefing, the German automaker revealed that more than 100 AI projects are...
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