Mar 6, 2025 | Drones, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Chinese EV maker BYD is partnering with drone manufacturer DJI to make science fiction Blade Runner-style movie magic real: a drone that launches from the roof of your car while driving. It even has gull-wing-style doors that open the drone launch pad for take-off....
Mar 6, 2025 | Featured, Space
If all goes well with landing, MAPP — also known as Lunar Outpost’s Lunar Voyage 1 — will be the first American robotic rover on the moon, as well as the first private rover on a planetary body. It will deploy from Athena using a mechanism mounted on the...
Mar 6, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Europe
After several months of teasing, Volkswagen unveiled the ID.EVERY1 on Wednesday, with a version of the compact electric car set to go on sale for 20,000 euros ($21,500) in Europe by 2027. The 13-foot long, four-seater EV packs a lot into a small package,...
Mar 6, 2025 | Energy, Hydrogen
Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, hydrogen is considered a key player to the transition to cleaner energy. However, the clear, odorless and highly...
Mar 6, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Tariffs, US Economy
U.S. carmakers and auto-parts suppliers, including many smaller operations that might have no financial cushion to withstand a prolonged standoff, are staring down a tariff abyss that may or may not come to pass, but whose cracks are already starting to show. The...
Mar 4, 2025 | Auto Industry, Auto Tech, Space
In January, Toyota said its mobility software subsidiary “Woven by Toyota” was investing $44 million into Japanese rocket maker Interstellar Technologies. Rival Honda has been developing a proprietary reusable rocket since 2019 to...
Mar 3, 2025 | Smart Mobility Today
If you want a “pick me up,” take some time to listen to this week’s Smart Mobility Today podcast. You can not help but feel the enthusiasm of the young engineers from Michigan State University who are part of the Formula One Team. They spoke to us...
Feb 27, 2025 | Climate, Transit
If the budget is approved by the state Legislature, another $350 million would be invested from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for “clean energy and decarbonization projects” in the state. The initiative, called RGGI, is a multi-state cap-and-trade agreement...
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