The Innovation Report
Hertz Selling 20,000 EV To Buy Gasoline Cars
Hertz, which has made a big push into electric vehicles in recent years, has decided it’s time to cut back. The company will sell off a third of its electric fleet, totaling roughly 20,000 vehicles, and use the money they bring to purchase more gasoline powered...
Tesla Raising Factory Worker Pay As Auto Union Tries To Organize EV Plants
Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year, a move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the electric vehicle maker's U.S. plants. The UAW said Thursday that Tesla workers have told the union about company statements...
Researchers Develop A New Method For Path-Following Performance Of Autonomous Ships
The rising popularity of autonomous vehicles has spurred significant research interest in the maritime industry, particularly for developing maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). An essential requirement of MASS is the ability to follow a pre-determined sea path,...
How AVs Could Help People With Disabilities
Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live outside big cities and have disabilities that prevent them from driving. Peterson, who has quadriplegia, is an enthusiastic participant in an...
World’s First Commercial Electric Air Taxi Flight
The Chinese manufacturer EHang made commercial demonstration flights in two cities, marking the first passenger-carrying eVTOL trips. The hype around electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis is growing, even in non-aviation circles. Chinese manufacturer...
GM Offers $7,500 Incentive For EVs Losing US Tax Credit
General Motors said on Wednesday it is offering incentives of $7,500 on its electric vehicles that earlier this week lost a U.S. government tax credit, while Ford Motor said it is hiking the prices of some of its F-150 EVs by $10,000. The Treasury issued guidelines in...
EV Models Eligible For $7,500 Tax Credit Cut To 13
The number of electric vehicle models eligible for a consumer tax credit of as much as $7,500 fell sharply as new rules from the Biden administration kicked in on Jan. 1. Narrower criteria reduced the number of qualifying models to 13 from about two dozen, according...
Tesla Sold 1.8 Million Electric Vehicles In 2023
Tesla found new homes for 1.8 million electric vehicles last year, it revealed on Tuesday afternoon. That will no doubt please CEO Elon Musk—it means the company has met its sales volume goal given to investors when it released its 2022 financial results at the end of...
Autonomous Delivery Startup Nuro Taps Simulation Company Foretellix
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro has struck a deal with safety-focused software company Foretellix to help with virtual testing of its automated driving system, in a bid to cut R&D costs while still pushing the technology forward. The partnership, which the...
Smart City Tech Focuses On Efficiency, Safety, Privacy
Tools like smart streetlights help cities understand what's going on at the ground level, but as solutions advance, officials say they should be easy to stand up and keep public privacy top of mind. Ease of deployment may be one area where the urban tech landscape is...
