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'We are killing people': How technology has made your car 'a candy store of distraction'
In the late 1980s, the U.S. Army turned to outside experts to study how pilots of Apache attack helicopters were responding to the torrent of information streaming into the cockpit on digital screens and analog displays. ...
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Business
Tesla's 2Q sales drop amid supply chain, pandemic problems
Tesla's sales from April through June fell to their lowest quarterly level since last fall as supply chain issues and pandemic restrictions in China hobbled production of its electric vehicles.
Jul 03, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Powering ships with hydrogen from methanol
Shipping is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gases, and this is leading shipbuilders and operators on a search for environmentally friendly alternative propulsion systems. Researchers at Fraunhofer have joined ...
Jul 01, 2022
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Automotive
Chip shortage keeps driving up auto prices, cutting sales
U.S. new vehicle sales tumbled more than 21% in the second quarter compared with a year ago as the global semiconductor shortage continued to cause production problems for the industry.
Jul 01, 2022
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Business
Air traffic control funding model ravaged by pandemic as industry struggles to recover
Commercial aviation is critical to the global economy. In 2019, it supported more than 65 million jobs and had a global economic impact of US$2.7 trillion. The COVID-19 pandemic has been unlike any crisis, both in terms of ...
Jul 01, 2022
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Automotive
Volvo to build $1.25 billion electric car plant in Slovakia
Swedish luxury vehicle maker Volvo Cars plans to build a new European plant in eastern Slovakia, the country's economy minister said Friday.
Jul 01, 2022
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Automotive
Chip shortage leaves 95K GM vehicles unfinished in storage
The global shortage of computer chips and other parts forced General Motors to build 95,000 vehicles without certain components during the second quarter.
Jul 01, 2022
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Automotive
US firefighters adapt to 'new hazards' in electric car blazes
California firefighters ended up using a water-filled pit to douse stubborn flames in a Tesla's battery compartment earlier this month, illustrating the distinct difficulties in battling electric vehicle blazes.
Jun 30, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
China's Baidu races Waymo, GM to develop self-driving cars
With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down a Beijing street when its sensors spot the corner of a delivery cart jutting into its lane.
Jun 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Range extenders: solar panels provide more juice to EVs
Startups and major carmakers are starting to incorporate solar panels on their electric vehicles, an addition that extends the range of the cars even if perpetual motion remains a dream.
Jun 29, 2022
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Robotics
Self-driving truck firm Waymo to deliver goods for Wayfair on Interstate 45
Self-driving big rigs will be soon hauling Wayfair furniture down Interstate 45 through a new partnership of Waymo and J.B. Hunt Transport Services.
Jun 29, 2022
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Automotive
New NHTSA chief: Agency to scrutinize auto-driver technology
The new head of the government's road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology so it can decide what regulations may be necessary to protect drivers, passengers ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
EU approves end of combustion engine sales by 2035
The European Union approved a plan to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2035 in Europe, the 27-member bloc announced early Wednesday, in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions to zero.
Jun 29, 2022
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