Waymo fully launched robotaxi service in Houston, Texas, today. You may recall that Waymo started inviting customers to use its service in Space City about 6 months ago. I didn’t recall that at first when I saw the news today that Waymo was launching in Houston, but I suspected it … [continued]
Compute is the brain of the Waymo Driver, translating raw sensor data into real-time driving commands. Operating demonstrably safe, physical AI on the road demands a fundamental shift towards a system engineered for deterministic, low-latency performance. Over the past decade, we have co-designed our hardware, sensors, and algorithms side-by-side to solve the … [continued]
In reality, the battery electric heavy trucks of today have insufficient range for many applications. Even the mighty Tesla Semi (once it actually becomes widely available) will have its limitations. No matter how aerodynamic the shape of the cab or how large the battery, hauling a fully loaded semi-trailer uphill … [continued]
Gothenburg — Lynk & Co 08 partnered with QUEST DAKAR 2026, an automotive expedition held from July 15 to August 2, 2026, connecting Casablanca with Dakar across Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal. As the official expedition vehicle, the Lynk & Co 08 was driven by professional rally drivers along one of … [continued]
Novel lithium pre-doping technology to raise energy density and lower cost Enables the use of low-cost lithium carbonate with existing production lines Global PoC evaluations and licensing to accelerate commercialization TOKYO — Asahi Kasei (TOKYO:3407), a diversified global company, has developed a novel pre-doping technology for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) … [continued]
SolarAnywhere® is often associated with utility-scale or distributed PV, but our solar irradiance data powers a lot more than solar plants. A great example: Piotr Lichota at the Warsaw University of Technology is using SolarAnywhere to figure out when to launch solar-assisted Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and how long they can realistically stay … [continued]
Every champion is born in private. Far away from the crowd, performance is relentlessly honed, obsessively optimized. This is not spectacle — it’s the unseen work of thousands of hours of painstaking practice. It’s the dance of brutal precision where perfection is earned, unfolding under the cover of a dark … [continued]
It appears that Chinese carmakers are working around the US tariff wall, by targeting other export markets. Southeast Asia and Latin America are importing record numbers of Chinese EVs. Some Chinese carmakers are not just exporting to these markets, but setting up shop. Which leads me to ask the question: … [continued]
New Sales Data Shows Potential of Investment in More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles New sales data shows that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales are increasing due to the automaker expanding availability of the PHEV models to dealers across the country. The strong rise in Toyota’s hybrid sales this year can be attributed to … [continued]
OCTA’s hydrogen buses still had years of service life when their depot fuel system became unusable. Hydrogen transit depends on much more than the bus.
The Orange County Transportation Authority is spending another $27.6 million on hydrogen infrastructure as it expands its fuel-cell bus fleet from 10 buses toward 50. Read the announcement quickly and it sounds like ordinary fleet growth: more buses require more fueling capacity. OCTA’s history makes the story much less straightforward. … [continued]
