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Waymo is hitting the highway. Here's what to know about the robotaxi's expanded service
Waymo is hitting the highway. The company said starting Wednesday its robotaxis—already a common sight on some city streets—are expanding their routes to freeways and interstates around San Francisco, Los Angeles and ...
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Energy & Green Tech
The next frontier in clean flight? Jet fuel from city waste
Aviation currently contributes about 2.5% of total global carbon emissions, and with air travel demand expected to double by 2040, cutting those emissions has become a pressing priority. One path forward is sustainable aviation ...
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Big platforms chart gradual path to self-driving at Web Summit
Major Western ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft sketched a gradual path toward introducing self-driving cars at this week's Web Summit in Lisbon, with infrastructure, developing regulation and passengers' preference ...
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Sulfur-based batteries could offer electric vehicles a greener, longer-range option
Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000 miles on a single charge. That's much farther than the longest-range electric vehicles on the U.S. market, according to Car and Driver magazine—and twice as far ...
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Machine learning used to calibrate emissions control systems faster, more efficiently
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a method to automate the calibration of heavy-duty diesel truck emissions control systems using machine learning and algorithm-based optimization. The latest diesel aftertreatment ...
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Engineering
Building hypersonic planes won't demand a significantly different design approach, study suggests
Hypersonic planes could fly from Sydney to Los Angeles in just an hour. What's standing in the way of such ultra-fast planes becoming reality is our understanding of how the turbulence they generate as they fly at such high ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Fractal-based metamaterial improves sound fields in car cabins
Car enthusiasts will pay hundreds of dollars for stereo systems that will improve the sound quality in their cars. However, the inherent directionality of speakers and complex shapes of car cabins can exacerbate sound disparities ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Engineering
New algorithm enhances Doppler resolution of unmanned vehicle radars
A research team has developed an extrapolation-based Doppler resolution enhancement algorithm for frequency modulated continuous wave radars. The algorithm improves system performance, offering an advancement that is superior ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Montreal's electric buses use more energy in winter but are still more cost-effective than diesel
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM), the city's urban transit authority, plans to make its network completely electric by 2040 by adding 140 electric buses to its fleet annually to meet this target. It's an ambitious ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study reveals link between past harassment and women's transport anxiety
Women's feelings of safety on public transport are profoundly shaped by past experiences of harassment, according to new research exploring women's perceived precautionary safety while in transit.
Nov 11, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Ethanol plant CO₂ can be converted into low-carbon jet fuel, study finds
Manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel with CO₂ byproducts of ethanol production could reduce carbon intensity by more than 80% compared to fossil fuels.
Nov 10, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
This is how two contra-rotating propellers can make ships more energy efficient
By using two propellers that rotate in opposite directions, a ship can use less energy to move forward. New knowledge means that more ships can use the technology, including Hurtigruten's Sea Zero project for its coastal ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A crisis at chipmaker Nexperia sent automakers scrambling. Here's what to know
A battle for control of a little-known chipmaker has threatened global auto production by choking off the semiconductor supply chain, though there are signs the crisis is inching toward a resolution.
Nov 8, 2025
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Automotive
Metros cut car use in European cities, but trams fall short
People drive significantly less in European cities with a metro system than in cities that only have trams or no rail-based public transport at all. This is shown by a new study from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), published ...
Nov 7, 2025
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Engineering
Composite metal foam could lead to safer hazmat transportation
A new study finds that composite metal foam (CMF) can withstand tremendous force—enough to punch a hole in a railroad tank car—at much lower weight than solid steel. The finding raises the possibility of creating a safer ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Automotive
AI-based system successfully suppresses shipboard oil fires autonomously
A next-generation fire suppression system capable of autonomously detecting oil fires aboard naval vessels and precisely targeting and extinguishing them even in maritime environments has been developed domestically for the ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Automotive
Young people are increasingly being killed or injured on e-bikes. It's time for governments to act
In the span of just a few days, two children were killed in separate e-bike crashes in Queensland—one on the Sunshine Coast and another on the Gold Coast.
Nov 6, 2025
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Automotive
Traffic congestion hits record high, but travel patterns are changing, report finds
Americans spent more time stuck in traffic in 2024 than ever before, according to the newly released 2025 Urban Mobility Report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). But while congestion is back, it's not quite ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Security
Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show Chinese-made buses can be halted remotely
A leading Norwegian public transport operator has said it will introduce stricter security requirements and step up anti-hacking measures after a test on new Chinese-made electric buses showed the manufacturer could remotely ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Automotive
Volkswagen to develop own assisted driving chip in China
Germany's Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would develop an in-house assisted driving chip for its business in China as it seeks to recover from sagging sales in the world's largest auto market.
Nov 5, 2025
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Engineering
Lightning-prediction tool could help protect the planes of the future
More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won't feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded in key zones throughout ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Engineering
Fast, accurate drag predictions could help improve aircraft design
Researchers at the University of Surrey have proposed a computational approach that can provide aerodynamic drag data more efficiently during the early stages of aircraft design. It is hoped that AeroMap could help develop ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Automotive
Project tests digital customs solution for self-driving trucks at border station
When crossing a border, truck drivers have to deal with various national regulations, digital customs clearance and legal liability. But who takes over that job when the vehicle is driverless?
Nov 4, 2025
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Engineering
Silicon carbide-based motor drive enables a smaller, lighter electric aircraft engine
A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose and an electric engine ...
Nov 3, 2025
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