Audi lends engineering know-how to moon rover initiative
Audi has built a moon rover and it already gets around, namely landing in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show.
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Automotive
BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver
BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver's air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people in the vehicles.
Dec 3, 2023
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Tata picks Britain for £4-bn electric car battery plant
Indian conglomerate Tata Group announced Wednesday that it will build a gigafactory in Britain to manufacture batteries, as nations accelerate away from fossil fuel vehicles.
Jul 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
How electric vehicle batteries could save the UK auto industry
The UK may have lost Eurovision this year, but it recently beat European rivals for an arguably more valuable prize. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to build a multi-billion-pound electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in ...
May 26, 2023
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Robotics
Antarctic rover performs research in the snow
Team Polar, a student team at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), took their first rover to perform research in the Norwegian snow in the first week of January. The team is dedicated to developing an independent rover ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Using C-shaped wheels, this rover can climb over more challenging lunar terrain
Student teams are an underappreciated resource in much of the scientific community. Joining a team working toward a goal while at university, whether for racing solar-powered cars or digging fish ponds in Africa, is an excellent ...
Sep 5, 2022
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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 1, 2022
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Robotics
Robot dog may get to go to the moon
The robotic explorer GLIMPSE, created at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, has made it into the final round of a competition for prospecting resources in space. The long-term goal is for the robot to explore the south ...
May 12, 2022
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Business
Computer chip shortage may leave auto sector idling
What was initially downplayed as a brief hiccup in the supply of semiconductors looks more and more like a shortage that may last throughout the year in what would be a big blow to automakers.
Apr 25, 2021
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Jaguar Land Rover halts production because of chip shortage
Jaguar Land Rover said Thursday it's suspending production at two U.K. factories, becoming the latest automaker to fall victim to a global shortage of microchips.
Apr 22, 2021
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