Daimler Trucks Has Begun Testing Truck Platooning Tech In Japan
Daimler Trucks has now begun testing semi-truck platooning tech in Japan — building on earlier work in Europe — via the FUSO brand we’ve reported on a few times.
Autonomous Vehicles
Rolls-Royce Unveils Autonomous Ship R&D Center In Finland
Adding to the rapidly growing nature of interest in the sector, Rolls-Royce has unveiled and opened a new research and development facility in Finland that is focused on autonomous shipping.
Tesla Model Y Production To Begin March 2020 (Rumor)
Sources tell The Daily Kanban that Tesla is soliciting quotes from automotive suppliers for the Model Y and telling them to expect production to begin in 2020. Is there any truth to the rumors?
Ford Exec Plans For Post-Lithium-Ion World, Touts Hybrids For Autonomous Vehicles
Hua Thai-Tang, head of product development at Ford, says lithium ion batteries may be a passing fancy and that autonomous cars may not be battery electrics.
5 Wireless Charging Myths Exploded By WiTricity CEO
WiTricity is at the forefront of wireless charging and working closely with major manufacturers to make it standard on the electric vehicles of the future. CEO Alex Gruzen explains why 5 myths about wireless charging are inaccurate.
Nissan & NASA Extend Research Into Autonomous Mobility Services
Two impressive leaders in technology are applying the cutting-edge tools of modern science and engineering to bring the future into our daily lives in a safer, quicker, more effective way. Nissan North America and the NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley are collaborating more deeply on research and tech development for future autonomous mobility services.
Tesla Autopilot Figures In Two Recent Highway Incidents In California
The Tesla Autopilot system was involved in two incidents recently. In both cases, the drivers told authorities they weren’t driving, the car was.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Income Proposal Fully Tied To Tesla Market Cap
If everything goes according to plan, in 10 years, Elon Musk will be worth approximately $6.5 billion more. What does that mean to you? Before we get to that, let’s take a look at Musk’s new income plan.
Why Not Use Autonomous Vehicles For Self-Driving Stores?
Most of the time, we tend to see autonomous vehicles (AV) as a personal means of locomotion. However, self-driving technology is far more disruptive than that. Grocery stores are certainly not going to like the idea in this piece — unless they jump onboard early.
Solar Car … 13K Nissan LEAF Pre-Orders … Tesla Model X Door Issues … (Top…
There was a wild diversity of interesting stories published in the past week on CleanTechnica, which led to a fun mixture of super hot stories as well. Especially hot was the possibility of the ever fabled solar car. A notable 13,000 pre-orders for the next-gen 2018 Nissan LEAF also caught eyeballs. And, natch, Tesla Model X falcon-wing door issues couldn’t slip by without notice. Check out these stories and the rest of the top 20 list via the links below.
