The “False Positive” Conundrum — Are Semi-Autonomous Cars Safe If Humans Don’t Listen?
Yet another Tesla has crashed into a stationary emergency vehicle. Is Autopilot or the nut behind the wheel to blame?
Yet another Tesla has crashed into a stationary emergency vehicle. Is Autopilot or the nut behind the wheel to blame?
Rivian is an Illinois-based startup that is following an alternate path. It is quietly going about its business of building a 5-passenger electric pickup truck called the A1T and a 7-passenger electric SUV called the A1C. Both vehicles will use the same basic chassis featuring a battery pack in the middle and an electric motor at each end.
A study by PIK predicts increased flooding in river valleys in China could have a negative economic effect on the global economy, with the US having the most to lose.
The Norwegian Electric Car Association took a Nissan LEAF and Hyundai Ioniq Electric on a road trip to see how they performed in warm weather. Previously the group had tested both cars as part of a 7-car cold weather test.
The US DOE Office of Solar Technologies has awarded a series of research grants intended to find ways of lowering the cost of integrating solar power into traditional grid structures and microgrids.
Deep in the woods on either side of the border between Virginia and West Virginia, a battle is raging that pits ordinary people against the full might of the fossil fuel industry and the government agencies they control. The issue, at least on the surface, is the construction of a natural gas transmission line being built through the forest by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, which in turn is owned by EQT Corporation.
Scientists in China have devised a way to manufacture low cost, environmentally friendly electrodes for supercapacitors from nanocellulose, the basic material in wood pulp.
All the Tesla news from this weekend. Tesla has begun updating the software that controls Model 3 emergency braking. Two fanbois set a Model 3 mileage record. And Model X sales soar in Shanghai after price cut.
Researchers supported by the US Department of Energy are exploring ways of making fertilizer and ammonia from renewable energy sources, another step in breaking the world’s dependence on fossil fuels.
Fiat Chrysler is recalling 4.8 million vehicles because of a possible short circuit that could preventing cruise control from shutting off when required. How good a job is the press doing at getting the word out? How would the press have responded if Tesla was in these shoes?