Following the extensive deployment of its self-driving vehicle test fleet in pilot testing programs around the US, Waymo/Alphabet (Google, more or less, for those who don’t follow the tech industry) has now begun working with various local law enforcement agencies on the creation of new protocols related to self-driving vehicle collisions.
The prominent auto parts supplier Bosch has now introduced a new 48-volt battery product intended for use in hybrids, and designed to be easily integrated into new vehicle models.
As part of an ongoing demonstration project being funded by the California Energy Commission, Motiv Power Systems will be deploying a further 2 all-electric, zero-emissions garbage trucks in the City of Los Angeles.
Alphabet has made a $1 billion investment in Lyft, forsaking its existing investment in Uber.
The final phase of the testing of LEVC’s electric black cab taxis has now begun in London — with 6 test vehicles now being put through the paces in real-world conditions in England’s capital — according to a new press release from the iconic taxi company.
Tesla has reacted angrily to a rating by Consumer Reports that suggests reliability for the Model 3 will only be average.
Sitting at a Hyperloop Transportation Technologies presentation here at Autonomy, it was fun listening to Chairman Bibop G. Gresta talk about transportation problems and then how hyperloops can help solve them. He’s a funny guy, and he put the problems of current transportation methods into stark terms (using pictures and videos from the real world, of course).
The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, just this last week signed a number of important new electric vehicle and clean transportation bills into law — AB 544, AB 1082 and 1083, and AB 1452, to be exact.
While China is currently the key supplier for many of the components (~86%) found in automotive lithium-ion batteries, as electric vehicle production and sales pick up, this reality will be changing — potentially leading auto manufacturers to ultimately source from disreputable companies and countries involved in environmental destruction and/or human rights abuses (slavery, etc.). That’s according to a new report from the UK-based risk analysis firm Verisk Maplecroft.
The Volvo Polestar 1 is a 600 horsepower carbon fiber super coupe that points the way to the future of the company.
