Tag: Automotive
Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales
A sign bearing the Tesla company logo is displayed outside a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver, Feb. 9, 2019. Mohegan Sun, a casino and entertainment complex in…
Ford raises 2023 profit outlook but sees bigger EV loss
Ford raised its 2023 forecast for its overall business but sees a deeper loss from electric vehicles. Ford lifted its full-year forecast Thursday after quarterly earnings nearly tripled on strong…
As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries
A biker stops to look at a pile of e-bikes in the aftermath of a fire in Chinatown, which authorities say started at an e-bike shop and spread to upper-floor…
Study offers objective insights to near-miss collisions between drones, airplanes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes—without depending solely on pilot sightings. In a study…
Groundbreaking e-scooter study shows surface transitions as most common hurdle
Credit: Jacob Levin / Virginia Tech A historic study has provided first-time insights on electric scooters. In September 2019, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) began the first large-scale naturalistic driving…
A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves
An experimental prototype of the Battery Sleuth authenticator device installed in a vehicle. Credit: Kang Shin Skyrocketing vehicle theft rates in some U.S. cities have drawn attention to an inconvenient…
San Francisco’s race for robo-taxis cleaves sharp divide over safety
Safe Street Rebel, a group of anonymous anti-car activists, protests the spread of driverless taxis. A driverless taxi slows down on a dark San Francisco street and is quickly surrounded…
Transportation apps can help people with disabilities navigate public transit but accessibility lags behind
Smartphone apps can make public transit more accessible. Credit: Shutterstock Smartphone apps have become commonplace tools for travel and navigation. As technology becomes more integrated into transport networks, apps will…
Startup bets on kitesurf to blow away shipping pollution
The startup Beyond The Sea tests a blue inflatable kite sail the size of a small studio to pull a specially-designed catamaran across the water. Inspired by kitesurfing, French firms…
