Oct 3, 2019 | Government, Smart Cities
More than a million New Yorkers could soon willingly agree to carry a government-issued tracking device, whether they realize it or not. That’s the proposal from Mayor Bill de Blasio, who having recently returned from the cornfield-dotted campaign...
Oct 3, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Government
Beginning this month, hybrid-vehicle owners in Washington state will start paying an annual $75 car-tab fee to finance electric-car charging stations they’ll never use. The little-known increase is labeled “Hybrid Vehicle Transportation Electrification” on bills...
Oct 3, 2019 | Government, Robots & Drones
It’s been nearly six years since NASA unveiled Valkyrie, a state-of-the-art full-size humanoid robot. After the DARPA Robotics Challenge, NASA has continued to work with Valkyrie at Johnson Space Center, and has also provided Valkyrie robots...
Sep 19, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Government
The University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) received a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study the safe deployment of automated vehicles in rural areas. The grant will be used for the Automated Driving Systems...
Sep 12, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Government
Electric vehicle owners in some states are paying higher annual fees for driving zero-emissions cars than their gas-guzzling friends, according to new analysis by Consumer Reports. Of the 26 states that impose fees on electric vehicles, 11 charge more for an...
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