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California Moves To Fill EV Incentive Gap After Federal Tax Credit Repeal

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced this month that he is seeking $200 million in state funding to provide electric vehicle (EV) tax rebates to offset the loss of the federal EV tax credit, which was...

Whitmer Announces Geologic Hydrogen Investment, Emphasizes Collaboration At Detroit Auto Show

In her keynote remarks at the Detroit Auto Show on Thursday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer  announced that earlier Thursday morning, she had signed an executive directive to develop geologic...

Aisin Talks About Technology Focus Amid Industry Changes

Smart Mobility Today Host Cindy Polakowski spoke with Ed Perosky, Senior VP for Product Development at Aisin Corporation. They met at the Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place. Ranging from how Aisin is...

Report: Michigan Faces ‘A Critical Time,’ Needs Innovation To Retain $348B Auto Industry

Michigan needs to confront risks to its $348 billion piece of the global automotive industry this year and move decisively toward keeping jobs, engineering and production in the state. That message comes from...

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Teen Designs And Builds A Robotic Hand With Only LEGOs

He first designed the hand digitally and it has two motors and four fingers with two tendons in each. The hardest part of the design was the tendon routing around the rotating bearings in the fingers, which allows the joints to bend and the finger to flex or extend...

UAE Builds Global Model For Air Taxi Rules

The UAE is accelerating its leadership in advanced aerial mobility (AAM) by shaping one of the world’s most forward-looking regulatory frameworks for air taxis and drone logistics. The initiative, jointly led by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and ASPIRE,...

The Clever Way Traffic Lights Worked Before Computers

Before the advent of computers, traffic lights were a marvel of mechanical and electromechanical engineering, utilizing timers, relays, and human intervention to manage bustling city intersections. This era of pre-digital innovation, which also saw breakthroughs like...