A Cruise AV, General Motor’s autonomous electric Bolt EV in Detroit is displayed, Jan. 16, 2019. The California state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle…
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San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
A driverless shuttle stops for a passenger on San Francisco’s Treasure Island as part of a pilot program to assess the safety and effectiveness of autonomous vehicles for public transit…
The push to turn climate culprit carbon dioxide into a green force
New sources for biofuel can help put air travel on a greener track. Credit: Chalabala, iStock.com The major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming could become a prime resource for…
LRT, REM, mass transit projects and their fuzzy reality
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The city of Gatineau is planning a tramway network that will link up with Ottawa, where the Light Rail Transit (LRT) continues to be bogged down…
Orlando, Florida, debuts self-driving shuttle that will whisk passengers around downtown
The new self driving SWAN (Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation) shuttle bus is displayed Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. The SWAN shuttle seats up to eight passengers and will…
American Airlines, Google say they can wipe out most contrails, but more fuel required
Credit: CC0 Public Domain American Airlines and Google were able to cut contrails made by jets by more than half during a small trial, a move that could significantly reduce…
Driverless taxis gain ground in San Francisco
Driverless taxis from Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car division, can now operate at speeds as fast as 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour) in San Francisco and the tech…
In the twilight of the muscle car era, demand for the new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang is roaring
Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, introduces one of the models of the 2024 Ford Mustang, the performance vehicle Dark Horse, at the North American International Auto Show,…
World’s largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds
Royal Caribbean’s luxurious new vessel Icon of the Seas will be the world’s largest cruise ship. With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the COVID pandemic caused luxury liners to…
