Collaborate Disseminate
New submitter LazarusQLong shares a report: In late 1965, at what’s now London Heathrow airport, a commercial flight coming from Paris made history by being the first to land automatically. The plane — A Trident 1C operated by BEA, which would later b… Continue reading Automatic Takeoffs Are Coming For Passenger Jets
Cruise is returning to the streets of Sunnyvale and Mountain View for the first time since it paused operations in the Bay Area after a robotaxi struck a pedestrian in October 2023. From a report: The company said Thursday that it will put “several” ve… Continue reading Cruise Robotaxis Return To the Bay Area Nearly One Year After Pedestrian Crash
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved the AM for Every Vehicle Act, which mandates that automakers include AM radio in new vehicles without additional charges. The Verge reports: The bill passed the committee on a roll-call vote of 45-2 … Continue reading House Committee Approves Bill Requiring New Cars To Have AM Radio
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They’re tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are eno… Continue reading USPS’ Long-Awaited Mail Truck Makes Its Debut To Rave Reviews From Carriers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from InsideEVs: General Motors is joining forces with EVgo, one of the biggest electric vehicle charging operators in the United States, to build 400 ultra-fast DC chargers nationwide to support the growing number of… Continue reading GM and EVgo To Build 400 Ultra-Fast EV Chargers Across the US
The UK National Crime Agency has arrested and detained a suspect – a 17-year-old male in Walsall (West Midlands) – on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences in relation to the Transport for London (TfL) cyberattack, the agency has announ… Continue reading Suspect arrested over the Transport for London cyberattack
Waymo’s driverless cars have a much lower crash rate than human drivers, with fewer than one injury-causing crash per million miles driven, compared to an estimated 64 crashes by human drivers over the same distance. As Ars Technica’s Timothy B. Lee no… Continue reading Human Drivers Keep Rear-Ending Waymos
Avis Car Rental is notifying roughly 300,000 individuals that their personal information was stolen in an August 2024 data breach.
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Madrid City Hall said on Thursday it would ban all rental e-scooters from October because of the risk they pose to pedestrians, the latest city to make the move. From a report: “We are withdrawing authorization for companies hiring out scooters on the … Continue reading Madrid Bans Hired E-scooters Over Safety Concerns
Volvo now says it will push back its deadline to sell only electric vehicles by 2030, citing the need for stronger government support. “The new plans call for 90 to 100% of global sales to be electrified, including EVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs),” rep… Continue reading Volvo Backtracks On 2030 EV-Only Pledge