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Energy & Green Tech
Mastering fundamentals: First step for promising new sustainable vehicle fuels
While the demand for climate-warming fuels like petroleum and diesel is expected to peak before 2030, the global energy demand for alternative fuels to power vehicles to transport people, goods, and services will grow rapidly ...
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NASA's X-59 passes milestone toward safe first flight
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.
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Noise survey highlights flaws in existing methods to assess and mitigate airport noise impacts
The COVID-19 pandemic changed life in many ways, including stopping nearly all commercial flights. At the Toronto Pearson International Airport, airplane traffic dropped by 80% in the first few months of lockdown. For a nearby ...
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Danish researchers explore how to reduce transport carbon emissions
When cycling or walking, you have chosen some of the most climate-friendly modes of transport. But they are not always useful for going to Ikea, the recycling center, or doing the weekly groceries, and this is where most ...
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Security
One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts
They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet another victim amid a surge ...
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Business
Barra says GM will 'go to where the talent is' to develop software-driven vehicles
In the battle to build software-driven connected vehicles, General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra knows the "industry is so fierce, you have to have the very best talent."
May 15, 2024
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Automotive
Morocco's automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era
A train that travels from rural northern Morocco to a port on the Mediterranean Sea carries no passengers. Three times a day, it brings hundreds of cars stacked bumper to bumper from a Renault factory outside Tangiers to ...
May 15, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The true cost: Deploying electric vehicle charging infrastructure nationwide
When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021, he announced a goal to install 500,000 new electric vehicle chargers across the nation by 2030. The Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office ...
May 14, 2024
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Automotive
Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology
The U.S. government's highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo's self-driving vehicles.
May 14, 2024
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Automotive
GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board
General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board.
May 13, 2024
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Automotive
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.
May 13, 2024
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Automotive
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.
May 13, 2024
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Automotive
Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light
As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.
May 11, 2024
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Business
Musk says Tesla charger network will grow, days after layoffs
Tesla boss Elon Musk said Friday the electric vehicle manufacturer would invest over $500 million this year to install new superchargers, just days after a report of massive layoffs in this branch of the company.
May 11, 2024
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Business
Blockchain could offer a solution to the UK's transport ticketing systems
A new approach to transport ticketing offers a step towards an integrated, transparent system that works efficiently for both ticket providers and passengers across all modes of transport.
May 10, 2024
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