It has only been a few hours since Air India flight AI171 crashed in Ahmedabad, killing more than 260 people, yet public speculation about the causes of the disaster is already rife.
13/06/2025 13:03
As the beautiful harmonies of the Century Singers echo through the hallway, dozens of microphones pick up the sound of their voices—while software tracks each note. This may not sound like a typical aerospace engineering experiment, but the results may improve commercial and military airplanes.
12/06/2025 23:29
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed resolutions blocking California's landmark efforts to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of electric vehicles, a move the state immediately contested in court.
12/06/2025 21:54
When the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority launched the 49 bus route in Philadelphia in early 2019, those who most benefited were older adults and people who already ride the bus—and not commuters who were persuaded to ditch their cars for public transportation, according to our new research.
12/06/2025 20:43
Emission control systems in modern cars have slashed air pollutants such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.
12/06/2025 18:13
In a study published in Cell Reports Sustainability, researchers conducted the most comprehensive analysis to date on lithium supply and demand in China, Europe, and the U.S. Despite the fact that domestic lithium production in some of these regions could grow as much as 10 times by 2030, it would still fall short of the soaring demand for electric vehicles (EVs) without expanding imports or technological innovation.
12/06/2025 18:00
There are some new cars that many shoppers tend to overlook even though they have a lot to offer. These hidden gems boast a special combination of attractive qualities and can potentially make excellent choices for savvy folks who want their ride to stand out from the sea of mainstream vehicles. Certain slower-selling cars don't get the respect they deserve, whether due to styling, the type of vehicle, or brand image. Edmunds explores five hidden gems and the wow factor that makes them shine. Our choices are ordered by starting price, including destination fees.
11/06/2025 20:20
General Motors' latest $4 billion investment into US factories in light of tariffs fits with the auto giant's shift toward slower growth of electric vehicles, a top GM executive said Wednesday.
11/06/2025 20:00
Waymo's autonomous vehicles have become part of the everyday landscape in a growing number of US cities, serving as safe transport options, tourist attractions, and symbols of a not-so-distant future. Their market dominance, however, is far from guaranteed.
11/06/2025 19:49
A UBC Okanagan research team has developed an innovative artificial intelligence system that can accurately predict where ships are heading and arriving, potentially helping Canadian ports better prepare for incoming vessels and respond more efficiently to global supply chain disruptions.
11/06/2025 18:58
In a study published in Public Transport, researchers simulated improvements in areas like payment convenience and real-time service updates. The study found that these tech-driven changes could boost bus ridership by over 30%.
11/06/2025 17:31
Would you trust a driverless car? A 2024 global survey involving nearly 8,000 participants suggests most people are wary of handing over the steering wheel to sensors, cameras and computer algorithms.
11/06/2025 17:23
Self-driving cars will soon be able to "think" like human drivers under complex traffic environments, thanks to a cognitive encoding framework built by a multidisciplinary research team from the School of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
10/06/2025 20:59
More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles than disagree with it and even EV owners tend to believe the myths, our new research shows.
10/06/2025 20:30
Ride-hailing firm Uber will launch self-driving taxis in London next year when England trials new driverless services, the firm and the UK government said on Tuesday.
10/06/2025 18:30
The truck divisions of Japan's Toyota and Daimler of Germany have agreed to merge to form "a new strong Japanese truck powerhouse" to work together in vehicle development, procurement and production.
10/06/2025 18:20
A team led by a researcher from Tokyo Metropolitan University has devised a new way of coating magnesium alloys to improve their corrosion resistance. Instead of costly, unwieldy, and slower coating techniques under vacuum, they used liquid-based chemical conversion coating with the addition of cavitation bubbles.
09/06/2025 22:27
More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles (EVs) than disagree with it, according to surveys of four countries, including Australia, Germany, Austria, and the US. The survey found having a conspiracy mentality was the main factor influencing such beliefs, the authors say.
09/06/2025 20:06
A team at Stanford has shown that using fewer, higher-quality data points can speed up complex simulations. The method could impact fields from aircraft certification to climate modeling.
09/06/2025 16:45
Last weekend a pedestrian in Perth tragically died after being struck by an e-scooter.
07/06/2025 23:30
Like automobiles, aircraft with electric or hybrid propulsion are expected to become available within the next few years. A series of technologies being developed by a startup incubated at the São José dos Campos Technology Park, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, could help achieve this goal for the aviation sector sooner.
05/06/2025 20:00
Researchers from Skoltech and AIRI Institute have shown how machine learning can speed up the development of new materials for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. These are an emerging energy storage technology which could theoretically replace conventional Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles and portable electronics, reducing fire hazards and extending battery life.
05/06/2025 15:59
The idea of the front brake light has been around for some time, but no vehicle manufacturer has as yet implemented it. A research team led by Ernst Tomasch from the Institute of Vehicle Safety at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in collaboration with the Bonn Institute for Legal and Traffic Psychology (BIRVp) has now analyzed their effect on road safety in an accident reconstruction study.
05/06/2025 15:37
A jump in electric car sales helped give a slight boost to Germany's troubled auto market last month, official data showed Wednesday, although Elon Musk's Tesla fared poorly again.
04/06/2025 20:10
In a corner of Rice University's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats.
02/06/2025 20:24
Tesla sales have rebounded in Norway this year, industry figures showed Monday, bucking a broader European trend as consumers turn away from Elon Musk's electric car brand.
02/06/2025 19:10
A top industry group had a stern rebuke Saturday for automakers fueling a "price war," a week after Chinese EV giant BYD announced sweeping trade-in discounts, with multiple competitors following suit.
31/05/2025 11:51
Ford is recalling more than a million vehicles due to a software issue that can cause the rearview camera to malfunction, increasing the chance of an accident, government auto regulators said.
29/05/2025 22:07
Recent advancements at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite components for mass-produced vehicles than traditional tooling methods.
29/05/2025 17:02
In 2021, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) in Ithaca received a grant to procure seven all-electric buses and began a pilot program that didn't go as they'd hoped. In addition to issues with the manufacturers, the buses struggled in Ithaca's hilly terrain and were unreliable, with reduced range, in cold weather.
28/05/2025 18:42