by dankeelan | Nov 14, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Safety
Toyota is teaching driverless cars to deliberately skid sideways at high speed while still safely navigating a course. The company says the technique wouldn’t be used on the road as part of the normal driving experience, but could give an autonomous car the ability to...
by dankeelan | Nov 14, 2024 | Energy, Featured, Marine Science, Robots
New technology that enables robots to work stably in turbulent seas could make it cheaper, faster and safer to maintain offshore wind farms and tidal turbines, researchers say. Until now, the unpredictable nature of waves—which make it difficult for machines to remain...
by dankeelan | Nov 7, 2024 | Featured, Robots, Space
At long last, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is on its way. After overcoming financial and technological hurdles, the $5 billion mission launched on October 14 from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. It is now en route to its target: Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa,...
by dankeelan | Nov 7, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Rideshare
Rideshare network Lyft has enlisted the help of self-driving and ADAS technology provider Mobileye to establish the widespread commercialization of autonomous vehicles to large fleet operators. Lyft ($LYFT) remains a household name in rideshare...
by dankeelan | Nov 7, 2024 | Charging, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Streetlights are brightening the future for more convenient public battery electric vehicle charging. The latest example is from tech company Voltpost, which is installing, or planning to retrofit streetlights with level two public EV chargers in several...
by dankeelan | Nov 7, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Featured
Chinese EV maker Xpeng Inc.’s (NYSE:XPEV) Chairman He Xiaopeng on Wednesday provided details on its modular flying car called Land Aircraft Carrier, including its sales timeline and driving ease. What Happened: The Land Aircraft...
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