February 26, 2018
We went for a ride in a Huawei smartphone-controlled, self-driving Porsche
Huawei didn’t have a new phone to show at MWC this year, so it did what any good smartphone maker would: it put the Mate 10 Pro in…
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February 26, 2018
Pony.ai launches a self-driving ride-hailing fleet for public use in China
Autonomous driving technology startup Pony.ai has become the first company to operate an autonomous ride-hailing service on public roads for public users in China. The company, just over…
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Geely becomes Daimler’s largest shareholder with $9 billion stake
Automaker Daimler has a new largest shareholder – Geely Automotive chairman Li Shufu. The Geely stake, worth an estimated $9 billion, should give the Chinese automotive giant more leverage…
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Ford cars are getting a new ‘voice-controlled co-driver’ thanks to Sygic
Ford vehicles equipped with the automaker’s SYNC 3 infotainment system will soon have access to a new voice-powered driving assistant behind the wheel – Sygic’s new aptly named…
Read articleFebruary 23, 2018
Tesla wants to install chargers at the office
Tesla expects to sell 100,000 electric vehicles in 2018. But electric vehicles don’t make much sense unless chargers are easily accessible and convenient. That’s why Tesla is introducing…
Read articleFebruary 22, 2018
UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric delivery trucks
UPS will work with partner Workhorse, a battery-electric transportation technology company, to develop and deploy a fleet of 50 custom-built plug-in electric delivery trucks with zero emissions. The…
Read articleFebruary 22, 2018
Watch the Airbus Project Vahana prototype autonomous air taxi take flight
Airbus recently had the first ever successful flight of its Vahana autonomous air vehicle, and now it’s released video of that pivotal moment in the aircraft’s development. The…
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Algorithmic zoning could be the answer to cheaper housing and more equitable cities
Zoning codes are a century old, and the lifeblood of all major U.S. cities (except arguably Houston), determining what can be built where and what activities can take…
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets preliminary permit for NYC-DC Hyperloop
A 29-minute trip from D.C. to New York may seem too good to be true. And it very well may be. But that isn’t stopping Elon Musk from…
Read articleFebruary 16, 2018
Ontario’s Provincial Police reveal a Tesla Model X pursuit vehicle prototype
Tesla’s Model X is arguably the best performing SUV you can buy, so it’s fitting that Canada’s Ontario Provincial Police would select it for a cruiser demonstration vehicle,…
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