The environmental trade-offs of autonomous vehicles
Optimistic predictions expect reliable autonomous vehicles to be commercially available by 2030, at a time when mobility is undergoing a profound shift away from traditional modes of transportation and towards door-to-door services. Previous analysis.....»»
DEAL: Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra Down to $399 With Eligible Trade-in ($800 Off)
Last week, Samsung made its newest line of Galaxy Tabs official. This week, they are now up for sale on the company’s website, and naturally, you can get some pretty great savings should you opt to buy them while they’re fresh. Max Saving.....»»
Hyundai and Waymo ink deal to produce autonomous Ioniq 5 EVs at "significant volume"
Waymo and Hyundai Motor Group have signed a multi-year agreement that pairs Waymo's sixth-generation autonomous-driving tech with Hyundai's all-electric Ioniq 5 crossover......»»
Carvana reaches 4 million vehicles bought and sold since its launch in 2013
Carvana on Oct. 3 released a report with insights on its first 4 million used-vehicle purchases and sales......»»
1 Thing We"re Talking About: Vehicle recall number drops slightly compared with 2023
BizzyCar's report shows the number of vehicles under recall in the U.S. through the third quarter of 2024 was down 4 percent from the same time a year earlier......»»
Daily 5 report for Oct. 3: Why Carvana is now a permanent player in auto retailing
Carvana, the innovative online auto retailer with its can't-miss vending machines throughout the U.S., generates solid profits and its shares trade in the $170s......»»
Research reveals how media coverage helped successfully mitigate forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon
A new study from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals that public outcry can lead to significant environmental action, even when public administrations are openly hostile to environmental priorities......»»
Column: Toyota Motor"s king of hybrids reputation is paying off
Toyota Motor North America came up just shy of half of its September sales being hybrid, PHEV, BEV or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. That figure was under 20 percent in the same month just two years ago......»»
Wastewater bacteria can break down plastic for food, yielding new possibilities for cleaning up plastic waste
Researchers have long observed that a common family of environmental bacteria, Comamonadacae, grow on plastics littered throughout urban rivers and wastewater systems. But exactly what these Comamonas bacteria are doing has remained a mystery......»»
Column: Toyota Motor"s king of hybrids reputation paying off right now
Toyota Motor North America came up just shy of half of its September sales being hybrid, PHEV, BEV or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. That figure was under 20 percent in the same month just two years ago......»»
Auto industry risks from port strike to rise exponentially each day, analysts say
One day after the port strike on the East and Gulf coasts began, the backlog of automotive parts that some suppliers and automakers import into the U.S. grew by about a week, according to an industry trade expert......»»
Solid electrolyte composed of nanoparticles shows promise for all-solid-state batteries
Often overlooked, rechargeable batteries play an important part in contemporary life, powering small devices like smartphones to larger ones like electric vehicles. The keys to creating sustainable rechargeable batteries include having them hold thei.....»»
A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras
The country faces a wave of claims after it repealed a law allowing for special economic zones. Chief among them is an American company looking to build a semi-autonomous “startup city” called Próspera......»»
Unraveling the mystery of dormancy in food pathogens for more effective elimination
Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes listeriosis, a serious disease, can go into dormancy when confronted with environmental stress, for example in the presence of detergents or in water devoid of nutrients. It then becomes undetectable by.....»»
Ford in talks to make EVs in way back to India, minister says
Ford has yet to decide on what it will manufacture in India, said Tamil Nadu Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa, but he hinted that it could be electric vehicles......»»
New Texas port aims to streamline VW Group of America logistics
VW Group of America said the facility in Freeport, Texas, will import up to 140,000 vehicles annually from VW, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche......»»
Report: Some ADAS features are in more than 90% of new vehicles
The report by Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety suggests that automakers believe the safety benefits and competitive advantages of ADAS outweigh their expense and consumer misunderstandings about their capabilities and limitations......»»
Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
Email accounts inside 5 US companies unlawfully breached through password resets. Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him.....»»
U.S. issues $2 billion electric vehicle tax rebates since Jan. 1, Treasury says
The U.S. government has issued $2 billion in advance point-of-sale consumer EV tax credit payments since Jan. 1 covering more than 300,000 vehicles, the Treasury said Oct. 1......»»
Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
Email accounts inside 5 US companies unlawfully breached through password resets. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions o.....»»
Scientists highlight overlooked threats to Arctic coasts amid climate change
As climate change rapidly transforms Arctic marine systems, the dramatic image of a polar bear struggling on a melting ice floe has become symbolic of the region's environmental crisis. But scientists argue that coastal Arctic ecosystems are undergoi.....»»