Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Various forms of motorsport are passionately followed around the world, and the pinnacle of the sport is Formula 1—a fast-paced battle between drivers and teams with…
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US to investigate Texas fatal crash that may have involved Ford partially automated driving system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially…
Recent progress and a flying car perspective
EMS system of HEPS under three-dimensional transportation network. Credit: Zhexi Lu, Science and Technology on Vehicle Transmission Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology A paper aiming to…
Automaker Rivian pauses construction of its $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production…
Why your e-scooter may pose higher risks than a rental
Credit: Chalmers University of Technology | Hanna Magnusson What we colloquially refer to as “e-scooters” can differ greatly when it comes to steering and braking capabilities, wheel size, and suspension…
Considerations for Germany’s nationwide expansion of fast-charging locations
Credit: HoLa Consortium In the HoLa project, a total of eight high-performance charging points for trucks using the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) are being installed at five locations along the…
California authorizes expansion of Waymo’s driverless car services to LA, SF peninsula
Credit: Waymo California regulators on Friday authorized Waymo to expand services of its fleet of robotaxis into Los Angeles and to cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco. The…
A friction-driven strategy for agile steering wheel manipulation by humanoid robots
by Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co. Researchers from School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology. Credit: Zhaoyang Cai, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Humanoid robots…
Long-stalled Geneva motor show revs again as Renault, MG, BYD electrics roll onto its smaller stage
MG The New MG cyberster electric is presented during the press day at the 91th Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. The Motor Show…
