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Fisker relaunches Tesla rivalry with $40k electric car

Fisker, the electric car brand which was an early rival to Tesla, announced Monday it would produce a new sport utility vehicle priced below $40,000 that will be available next year.

Mar 18, 2019

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Tesla unveils Model Y SUV, expanding into popular segment

Tesla unveiled a new all-electric SUV on Thursday night that the automaker hopes will win over consumers looking for an all-electric alternative in the most popular segment of the auto market.

Mar 15, 2019

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Automakers seek to electrify Geneva car show, fight off gloom

The Geneva Motor Show kicks off this week with automakers eager to show off new electric models, even as they nervously eye a horizon coloured by trade wars and Brexit uncertainty.

Mar 03, 2019

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Researchers develop a fleet of 16 miniature cars for cooperative driving experiments

A team of researchers at The University of Cambridge has recently introduced a unique experimental testbed that could be used for experiments in cooperative driving. This testbed, presented in a paper pre-published on arXiv, ...

Feb 28, 2019 feature

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Ground-breaking electric Chevrolet Volt runs out of juice

As their company was swirling around the financial drain in the early 2000s, General Motors executives came up with an idea to counter its gas-guzzling image and point the way to transportation of the future: an electric ...

Feb 23, 2019

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Porsche risks fine in new legal tussle over diesel cheating

German prosecutors on Monday said they have launched fresh legal proceedings over Porsche's role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal that erupted in 2015, which could leave the luxury carmaker facing a hefty fine.

Feb 18, 2019

Automotive

Honda to close UK plant in 2022, risking 3,500 jobs: reports

Japanese car giant Honda is expected to announce the shutdown of its plant in south west England in 2022, putting 3,500 jobs at risk, media reports said Monday.

Feb 18, 2019

EU vows 'swift' riposte to threatened US auto tariffs

The EU promised a quick and effective response if the United States imposes import duties on European autos, a spokesman for the European Commission said on Monday.

Feb 18, 2019

Amazon invests in electric vehicle startup Rivian

Electric vehicle startup Rivian on Friday announced a $700 million investment round led by Amazon, which recently pumped money into a young self-driving car technology firm.

Feb 15, 2019

Autonomous vehicles could revolutionise urban tourism

In the first study of its kind, academics from Surrey and the University of Oxford have examined how Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) may make a substantial impact on the future of urban tourism.

Feb 15, 2019

Giving keener 'electric eyesight' to autonomous vehicles

Autonomous vehicles relying on light-based image sensors often struggle to see through blinding conditions, such as fog. But MIT researchers have developed a sub-terahertz-radiation receiving system that could help steer ...

Feb 14, 2019

'Air traffic control' for driverless cars could speed up deployment

Combining human and artificial intelligence in autonomous vehicles could push driverless cars more quickly toward wide-scale adoption, University of Michigan researchers say.

Feb 08, 2019

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Amazon invests in self-driving car startup Aurora

A self-driving car technology startup founded by former Google, Tesla and Uber executives said Thursday it secured $530 million in new funding that included a "significant" investment from Amazon.

Feb 07, 2019

AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40 percent

Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40 percent when interior heaters are used, a new study found.

Feb 07, 2019

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Automotive news

Fisker relaunches Tesla rivalry with $40k electric car

Tesla unveils Model Y SUV, expanding into popular segment

Automakers seek to electrify Geneva car show, fight off gloom

Researchers develop a fleet of 16 miniature cars for cooperative driving experiments

Ground-breaking electric Chevrolet Volt runs out of juice

Porsche risks fine in new legal tussle over diesel cheating

Honda to close UK plant in 2022, risking 3,500 jobs: reports

New low-profile ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption

WayPtNav: A new approach for robot navigation in novel environments

Researchers suggest medical AI systems could be vulnerable to adversarial attacks

First reputation-based blockchain guarantees security against 51 percent attacks

Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed

AI hardware news: Nvidia has dev kit for tinkerers while module to ship in June

Robots enable bees and fish to talk to each other

A CNN-based method for math formula script and type identification

Algorithm designs optimized machine-learning models up to 200 times faster than traditional methods

Non-toxic salt water battery prototype can charge in seconds

Plant scraps are the key ingredient in cheap, sustainable jet fuel

MIT team's picking and placing system is on another level

A new approach to discover visual patterns in art collections

Computer scientists create programmable self-assembling DNA

'Particle robot' works as a cluster of simple units

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

Study finds people prefer wind turbines as neighbors over other energy plants

Researchers demonstrate that jet fuels made from plants could be cost competitive with conventional fossil fuels

WinRAR patch is issued but the unpatched are at risk

A new method for understanding ancient coin images

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