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Consumer & Gadgets
Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants—but not necessarily for everyone else, says researcher
The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of today's electric vehicles.
May 1, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Report finds e-bike incentives are worth the investment
Electric bicycle rebates have exploded in popularity in North America as transportation planners try to get people out of their cars and into healthier, more climate-friendly alternatives. However, there is limited understanding ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Tesla to cut hundreds more jobs in Musk cost push: Report
Tesla plans hundreds of additional job cuts beyond a recent company-wide layoff as it cracks down on costs in a tough electric vehicle market, according to a US media report.
Apr 30, 2024
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Electric cars pile up at European ports as Chinese firms struggle to find buyers
China's automotive industry has revolutionized over the past decade, from producing basic western clones to making cars that equal the world's best. As the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, China is also producing them ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Analysis of future EV load using real-world data shows major upgrade needed for California in the coming decades
A pair of environmental engineers at the University of California, Davis, has found that in order to meet the needs of the growing number of electric vehicles (EV) in that state in the coming decades, California power producers ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board.
Apr 29, 2024
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Automotive
Voice at the wheel: Study introduces an encoder-decoder framework for AI systems
Recently, the team led by Professor Xu Chengzhong and Assistant Professor Li Zhenning from the University of Macau's State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City unveiled the Context-Aware Visual Grounding Model ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Engineering
NASA uses small engine to enhance sustainable jet research
Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable.
Apr 29, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicle drivers can estimate their personalized fuel savings with new Argonne tool
A new tool launched by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory enables drivers to estimate, at the ZIP code level, how much they save on fuel costs by driving a plug-in electric vehicle (either a ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Business
Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software
Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software.
Apr 29, 2024
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Automotive
Tesla founder Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the nation's carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show.
Apr 29, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Mathematical formulation of hazardous scenarios for automated driving systems
A research group including Professor Hasuo Ichiro of the Information Systems Architecture Science Research Division of the National Institute of Informatics, Dr. Waga Masaki, Assistant Professor of the Department of Informatics ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Automotive
Tesla wins key China security clearance during Musk visit
Tesla received a key security clearance from China during owner Elon Musk's whistlestop visit to the world's biggest electric car market, which wrapped up on Monday.
Apr 29, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Fueling the future: Researchers evaluate emissions in the aviation industry
A research group led Prof. Fei Wei and Chenxi Zhang in Tsinghua University has published a perspective paper that evaluates the progression from deep-rooted fossil-fuel-dependent technologies to innovative strategies aimed ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Automotive
China's EV giant BYD misses Q1 revenue estimates
Major Chinese electric carmaker BYD reported lower-than-expected revenue for the first quarter of 2024 on Monday, as an aggressive domestic price war and Western regulatory pressure weighed on the company's growth.
Apr 29, 2024
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Automotive
US opens investigation into Ford crashes involving Blue Cruise partially automated driving system
Two fatal crashes involving Ford's Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S. auto safety regulators.
Apr 29, 2024
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Automotive
Daimler Truck braces for possible strike in 3 southern US states
Around 7,200 workers with Daimler Truck in three southern US states were poised Friday for a potential strike as labor contract talks headed down to the wire.
Apr 27, 2024
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