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California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims
California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Drivers struggle to multitask when using dashboard touchscreens, study finds
Once the domain of buttons and knobs, car dashboards are increasingly home to large touchscreens. While that makes following a mapping app easier, it also means drivers can't feel their way to a control; they have to look. ...
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Detecting distant vehicles for safer roads: A new camera-based technique sees farther
Road accidents often stem from failing to notice vehicles. A study published in the journal IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems introduces a method for detecting distant vehicles with over twice the accuracy ...
Dec 16, 2025
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Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under a deal to fix anti-theft technology
Automakers Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday by Minnesota's attorney general, who led an effort by dozens of states that argued the vehicles weren't equipped ...
Dec 16, 2025
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EU set to drop 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry
The European Union looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe's embattled auto industry.
Dec 16, 2025
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Automotive
Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning as mounting losses and falling demand hits EV plans
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles in lieu of investment in more efficient gasoline-engines and hybrid EVs, the ...
Dec 16, 2025
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Engineering
How 3D printing creates stronger vehicle parts by solving aluminum's high-temperature weakness
Aluminum is prized for being lightweight and strong, but at high temperatures it loses strength. This has limited its use in engines, turbines, and other applications where parts must stay strong under high temperature conditions. ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Engineering
It is rocket science: New method to more rapidly evaluate heat shields
From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting vehicles from the ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Power when parked: EVs could help save money and reduce emissions by providing energy to homes
Using electric vehicle batteries to power households could save their owners thousands of dollars in bills while cutting emissions from the power grid, according to new research from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor ...
Dec 14, 2025
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Automotive
China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave
In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories ...
Dec 14, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
EU 2035 combustion-engine ban review: What's at stake
The European Commission is expected to announce on Tuesday measures relaxing a 2035 ban on new gasoline and diesel car sales.
Dec 13, 2025
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Automotive
Ford turns to stepped-up tech and cooperation with police to thwart F-150 pickup thieves
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
Dec 12, 2025
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Automotive
Automated speed cameras help improve road safety in NYC, study finds
In the United States, automobile crashes are responsible for about 40,000 deaths and 2 million injuries a year, resulting in an estimated $340 billion in economic costs. In a new study, researchers examined the effectiveness ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Business
Driverless taxis are heading to the UK, but it's still not clear who to blame when something goes wrong
Driverless taxis are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then a fleet arrives all at once. The US firms Waymo and Uber have both said their vehicles will be on the streets of London in 2026.
Dec 10, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Data-driven framework predicts electric vehicle range with improved real-world accuracy
"Range anxiety" remains one of the major issues of electric vehicles (EVs). Most of the existing range prediction technologies rely on simulated conditions or limited datasets, making it difficult to accurately capture variations ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Automotive
NASA demonstrates safer skies for future urban air travel
NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air taxis and drones can successfully operate within busy areas.
Dec 10, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
EVs pose no greater risk to pedestrians than conventional vehicles, study indicates
Electric vehicles (EVs) are no more dangerous to pedestrians than traditional petrol or diesel cars, according to a new study.
Dec 9, 2025
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Automotive
Can AI read humans' minds? A pedestrian behavior model is shockingly good at it
In a striking leap toward safer self-driving cars, researchers at Texas A&M University College of Engineering and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
EU weakens 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry
The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector.
Dec 8, 2025
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Automotive
Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems
The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.
Dec 6, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales—hoping for a decision by year end.
Dec 6, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Aluminum stabilizes high-nickel cathodes, curbing rapid capacity loss in EV batteries
To increase driving range, electric vehicle (EV) batteries rely on high-nickel cathodes. However, this high nickel content has a critical drawback: battery performance degrades rapidly during charging and discharging. The ...
Dec 5, 2025
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Telecom
Starlink, OneWeb satellites provide accurate positioning in GPS-weak zones
As disruptions to GPS services increase globally, radio signals from low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites could become reliable navigation alternatives, a new study suggests.
Dec 4, 2025
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Automotive
An AI system for real-time fault detection in rail transport
Railway infrastructure could be made safer and more reliable using AI, artificial intelligence, according to research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology. The research outlines ...
Dec 4, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Where rubber meets the road: Old tires are key to building tougher roads
Almost half of the Northern Territory's worn-out tires end up in landfills—with the rest exported interstate for recycling—but a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) is repurposing the discarded rubber to build ...
Dec 4, 2025
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