Automotive
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says Uber had an ineffective safety culture when one of its autonomous test vehicles ran down and killed a pedestrian last year in Tempe, Arizona.
Nov 19, 2019
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Automotive
A highly autonomous self-driving shuttle has entered service at ESA's technical heart. Its official inauguration took place on Tuesday, when it was assigned a suitably spacey name – "Orbiter' – chosen through an employee ...
Nov 1, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Waymo this week set three Chrysler Pacifica minivans crawling Los Angeles streets to make maps—but not the kind made for humans.
Oct 10, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo says it will start testing on public roads in Florida to better experience heavy rain.
Aug 20, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Waymo, the former Google car division developing self-driving technology, said Wednesday it would sell a key innovation to companies that don't compete with its autonomous cars.
Mar 6, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Henry Ford didn't invent the motor car. The late 1800s saw a flurry of innovation by hundreds of companies battling to deliver on the promise of fast, efficient and reasonably-priced mechanical transportation. Ford later ...
Feb 23, 2018
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Engineering
What would the streets look like if a city took half its traffic space and gave it to cycling and e-biking? Would city dwellers use their bikes more often? Might the concept of an "E-Bike City" even be a way to help reduce ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Business
The High Court of Australia's decision to invalidate Victoria's electric vehicle tax has been widely noted as a major judgment in the history of federal-state taxation powers.
Oct 23, 2023
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Automotive
For the past year and a half, a small fleet of semi-trucks has been roaming the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Apr 26, 2023
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Automotive
The sale of electric cars is growing. Globally, some 2 million electric vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2022—75% more than in the first three months of 2021. Most, though, are sold in high income countries.
Jan 9, 2023
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