General Motors showed off a single-seater electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during its keynote CES address on Tuesday. Both vehicles are part of Cadillac’s Halo Portfolio and probably won’t be going into production […]
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Why the Driverless Car Revolution has Stalled
As Uber parks its plans for robotaxis, experts admit the autonomous vehicle challenge is bigger than anticipated. By 2021, according to various Silicon Valley luminaries, bandwagoning politicians and leading cab firms in recent years, self-driving […]
Carmakers Race to Shut Down “Stranded Assets”
Traditional manufacturers are currently playing a “zero sum game” because growth in electric car sales eats into the value of internal combustion engine factories, which “are effectively stranded assets”. Philippe Houchois, an analyst at Jefferies, […]
This Student has Taken over 60 Driverless Waymo Rides
One young Arizonan has leapt at the chance to document the real-world performance of Waymo’s driverless taxis. Joel Johnson is an Arizona State University student who is taking a break from college during the pandemic. […]
Drone Deliveries Could Solve Supply Chains’ “Last Mile”
Market pressures incentivize adding more automation to online shopping. Drone deliveries could be the next frontier. In 2016, Amazon Prime Air was developed as an autonomous drone delivery service. For orders weighing less than 5 […]
Google’s Wing is Set to Expand in Australia
Google’s drone delivery service, Wing, is set to expand to new locations in Australia in the coming months after successful trials in Canberra and Logan, Queensland. The business’ head of policy and government affairs, Margaret […]
New Rules Integrate Drones into our Airspace
Drone-Crowded Skies Get a Step Closer With U.S. Safety Rules. Commercial drone use for deliveries and services cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. with new rules allowing the devices to fly over populated areas […]
Apple Targets Car Production by 2024
Apple is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology. The iPhone maker’s automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have […]
2020 Was the Year the U.S. Auto Industry Went Electric
All signs point toward the industry accelerating its shift toward electrification, a turning point as historically momentous as the launch of Ford’s moving assembly line. Tesla’s market capitalization surged above $600 billion, making the once […]