The Industry Innovation Report
GM Secures New $6 Billion Credit Line As UAW Strike Costs Reach $200 Million
General Motors secured a new $6 billion line of credit as the automaker braces for additional strikes by the United Auto Workers union. "The facility that we announced today is a $6 billion line of credit that I think is prudent in light of some of the messages that...
EU Formally Starts Probe Into Chinese EV Subsidies
The European Union said Wednesday that it had "sufficient evidence" of illegal Chinese electric car subsidies as it officially launched an inquiry that has enraged Beijing. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raised hackles in China when she announced...
Self-Driving Vehicle Testing In Pittsburgh Area Shifting Gears To Focus On Trucking Industry
Not long ago, cars topped with a futuristic apparatus could regularly be seen cruising along Pittsburgh’s streets, testing technology that allowed the vehicles to get around without a person steering the wheel. But such car sightings have become rare as the autonomous...
How AI Could Ease Traffic On Long Island
If you think your morning or evening commutes have gotten busier, you're not alone. New Census Bureau survey data shows drivers across America are dealing with longer commute times, as commuting using cars is crawling back post-pandemic. The rate of people driving to...
Drones Not Allowed In Illinois hunts
State officials are reminding Illinois hunters that it is illegal to use drones for hunting or the recovery of wildlife. The reminder comes as the fall hunting season starts Sunday, Oct. 1, with the opening of archery deer and turkey seasons throughout the state. "Not...
Some Warn EV Charging Is Pricier Than Gasoline. Don’t Let Them Fool You
Recently, a Washington Post story and a study from a research group issued warnings that charging an EV could cost more than filling a car with gasoline. Then CleanTechnica did their own study, concluding the opposite. Since EVs tend to cost...
Newsom Vetoes California Autonomous Truck Bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsome vetoed Assembly Bill 316, which would have banned driverless autonomous trucks over 10,000 pounds from California roads. He said the regulation was unnecessary and existing laws provide sufficient authority for oversight and regulatory...
Researchers Identify Threats And Opportunities In Autonomous Taxi Disability-Inclusion
On the surface, autonomous vehicles would seem to be an intuitively disability-inclusive concept. After all, many individuals living with physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities are unable to drive and therefore benefit from the associated privilege and...
Soaring Solar Power And EV Sales Gives Hope For Hitting 1.5°C Global Warming Target
The window to limit human-caused warming to a globally agreed goal is narrowing but still open because of the huge growth of solar energy and electric vehicles sales worldwide, a report said Tuesday. For the last two years, the rate of the build up...
NASA To Send Mini Robots To Explore Challenging Terrain On The Moon
NASA's Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) is working on a network of mini mobile robots, almost the size of a shoebox, that can work together as a team to autonomously explore planetary surfaces including the rugger lunar terrain. Developed...
