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A Shanghai flying taxi company says that China’s “low altitude” industry is edging ahead of western rivals, thanks to more supportive regulators, technological breakthroughs and cut-throat competition in the Chinese logistics sector. From a report: The… Continue reading Chinese Flying Taxi Sector Claims Global Lead Thanks To Regulatory Support
The Los Angeles Times reports that the U.S.-China rivalry “has a new flashpoint in the battle for technology supremacy: electric cars.”
“So far, the U.S. is losing.”
Last year, China became the world’s foremost auto exporter, according to the China … Continue reading Should Automakers Feel Threatened by China’s Exports of Electric Cars?
San Francisco-based drone-delivery service Zipline “said Friday that it hit its 1 millionth delivery to customers,” reports CNBC, “and that it’s eyeing restaurant partnerships in its next phase of growth.”
Zipline’s clients already include more than … Continue reading Ziplines Drones Complete Their 1 Millionth Delivery, Flying Over 70 Million Miles
New submitter Baloo Uriza writes: In a rare display of sanity in the automotive space, British Columbia has banned autonomous cars from its highways after years of watching autonomous cars hamper emergency response efforts in California and outright ki… Continue reading British Columbia Bans Level 3 and Above Autonomous Cars
U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing plans to enter the flying car business in Asia by 2030, looking to tap demand for the fast travel the vehicles could provide in the region’s traffic-choked cities. Nikkei: Boeing Chief Technology Officer Todd Citron re… Continue reading Boeing Aims To Bring Flying Cars To Asia By 2030
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times:
A network of air monitors installed in Northern California has provided scientists with some of the first measurable evidence quantifying how much electric vehicles are shrinking the … Continue reading Emissions Dropped 1.8% Every Year in California’s Bay Area. Researchers Credit EVs
“Federal regulators are investigating a whistleblower’s claims about flaws in the assembly of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner,” NPR reported this week:
Longtime Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour went public Tuesday with claims that he observed problems with how p… Continue reading Two Boeing Whistleblowers Allege Disregarded Worker Concerns, Pressure For Speed
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Influential US Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to ban electric vehicles from Chinese brands. Brown calls Chinese EVs “an existential threat” to the U.S. automo… Continue reading Should the US Ban Chinese EVs?
Beginning today, Waymo said it would start offering paid robotaxi rides in Los Angeles. It’s been offering free “on tour” rides since it announced plans for the service in January, and last month it received regulatory approval for the expansion to a p… Continue reading Waymo Launches Paid Robotaxi Service In Los Angeles
Cruise is redeploying robotaxis in Phoenix after nearly five months of paused operations, the company said in a blog post. The catch? The cars will be in so-called “manual mode,” so they won’t be driving themselves. From a report: Cruise will resume ma… Continue reading Cruise Robotaxis Are Back in Phoenix – But People Are Driving Them