May 8, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, US Economy
Ford Motor Co. reported first-quarter earnings that are lower than a year ago, reflecting some impacts from tariffs along with plant shutdowns amid vehicle launches that constrained dealer inventory. Despite the automaker’s robust sales momentum last...
May 6, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Engineering, Featured
As the name suggests, downforce-on-demand provides constant downforce at any speed. The keen among you will know that McMurtry isn’t the first to come up with this fan concept, and that’s for good reason. Most high-downforce racing cars generate...
May 1, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Robots
United Parcel Service Inc. is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI Inc. to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant’s network, according to people familiar with the matter. UPS and Figure began having discussions about a partnership last year and...
May 1, 2025 | Featured, Robots
Swarms of hive mind-like robots can be induced to behave more like a material, new research has shown. The robots in question are (mostly) cylindrical, with a diameter of just 2.75 inches (70 millimeters). The researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU Dresden used 3D...
May 1, 2025 | Featured, Transit
When transit agencies develop data-informed cultures of innovation using new technology, they can uncover patterns in ridership, economic activity and land use/development, helping to anticipate demand and optimize service delivery. For instance, AI could recognize...
May 1, 2025 | Aeronautics, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Hybrids
Heart Aerospace, one of the most prominent startups working on the development of a hybrid-electric clean-sheet airliner, announced on April 30, 2025, that it is moving its corporate headquarters from Gothenburg, in Western Sweden, to Los Angeles, California. In...
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