[ad_1] The fact that the state burned through the funds so quickly speaks to the growing popularity of EVs and plug-in hybrids. The number of EVs registered in Maryland reportedly doubled from 2017 to 2018, and it reached more than 18,000 in February. Maryland has a goal to register 300,000 EVs by 2025, and it […]
Category: Transportation
European regulators demand changes to 737 Max autopilot
[ad_1] EASA wasn’t initially ready to comment. The FAA didn’t comment on its European counterpart’s work, but did say it was continuing to “work closely” with other civil aviation authorities to ensure the 737 Max is safe to fly. The additional concern could lead to a significant delay for any fixes. Bloomberg had already heard […]
Aircraft lands itself truly autonomously for the first time
[ad_1] The technology uses GPS to navigate, but allies that with both visible light and infrared cameras to spot the runway and obtain an accurate sense of its position even when fog or rain hurts visibility. From there, the aircraft can calculate a glide path and otherwise touch down all on its own. The project […]
GM’s self-driving unit is close to receiving a $2.25 billion boost
[ad_1] It took more than a year, but GM’s self-driving company is close to receiving a giant cash infusion. Cruise Automation confirmed to Reuters that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) had approved SoftBank’s $2.25 billion investment in the driverless tech company. SoftBank will have a spot on Cruise’s board as a […]
Watch VW’s electric race car smash a 20-year-old Goodwood record
[ad_1] The trick, as you might imagine, was to save weight. Unlike the Pikes Peak variant, the ID.R at Goodwood was optimized for a “sprint” — it carried a smaller battery pack tuned for a brief but fierce assault up the 1.16-mile hill. There won’t be too many complaints given that an F1 car set […]
AMD’s pre-release Radeon RX 5700 price drop
[ad_1] Pre-release price drop.AMD fires back at ‘Super’ NVIDIA with Radeon RX 5700 price cuts AMD unveiled its new Radeon RX 5700 line of graphics cards with 7nm chips at E3 last month, and with just days to go before they launch on July 7th, the company has announced new pricing. The standard Radeon RX […]
Jaguar confirms that the I-Pace team is building an electric XJ
[ad_1] The reveal didn’t dismiss rumors that it will eventually also release a combustion-engine powered version of the new XJ. The plant is being retooled to handle Jaguar Land Rover’s Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA) platform that’s intended to support diesel, gasoline, electric and hybrid models. The idea, apparently, is to give customers choice on the […]
Gogoro brings its on-demand electric scooter rentals to Taiwan
[ad_1] The Taiwan-based company already sells its Smartscooters in Taiwan, and it operates ridesharing programs in Berlin and Paris. In those cities, Gogoro works with Coup (a subsidiary of automotive-parts supplier Bosch). In Taiwan, GoShare will be fully owned and operated by Gogoro, and the pilot fleet will include about 1,000 Smartscooters. The GoShare app […]
VW will reportedly share its electric car platform with Ford
[ad_1] The companies are poised to talk about extending the partnership at a July 11th meeting, according to one of the sources. Neither VW nor Ford is willing to discuss the finer points of negotiations, although spokespeople for both said they were making progress. If the agreement holds, this could have a far-reaching effect on […]
Extreme E reveals the car that will race across glaciers and deserts
[ad_1] The machine is an absolute beast. It uses a niobium-reinforced steel alloy tubular frame and chunky 940mm wheels with, depending on the terrain, winter or summer tyres supplied by Continental. The racing juggernaut weighs 1,650kg and can go from nought to 62MPH (100KMH) in 4.5 seconds. That already-impressive time can also be achieved at […]