Harbinger’s next product will be hybrid emergency vehicles
The young California startup is already building RVs, FedEx vans, and box trucks. Now its hybrid powertrain will underpin ambulances and mobile healthcare units.
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Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car
Google announced a new version of its Android Automotive open-source operating system for software-defined vehicles. Whereas previously Android Automotive operated exclusively in the car’s infotainment system, Google is now expanding its “open infrastructure” to the non-safety parts of the car’s internal computer system. As cars have swiftly become “computers on wheels,” there is still a […]
Flighty’s new update gives you real-time alerts about airport disturbances
Flighty’s new feature will give users real-time updates about why operations at an airport are disrupted.
Zoox is bringing its robotaxis to Austin and Miami
Zoox is stretching out its legs. The Amazon-owned robotaxi today announced that it’s gearing up to expand its service in San Francisco and Las Vegas, while also eyeing two additional cities – Austin and Miami – for future service. Zoox, which is one of the few companies to use a purpose-built autonomous vehicle without traditional […]
Zoox brings its robotaxis to Austin and Miami
After nearly two years of testing in the two cities, the Amazon-owned company says it’s getting closer to offering rides.
Zipline snaps up another $200M to fuel its drone delivery expansion
The funding adds to a previous round, announced in January, that valued the drone startup at $7.6 billion.
DoorDash introduces relief payments for drivers as the Iran-US war drives up gas prices
Gas is one of the largest expenses for delivery drivers. With prices continuing to surge, DoorDash is offering a lifeline to Dashers with a new relief program.
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery could barely hold a charge after getting damaged
Donut Lab is on a mission to prove to the world its solid-state battery is real, one independent test at a time. We’ve seen speed charging tests, extreme heat tests, and not-a-supercapacitor tests. Today’s test is to see how the battery hold up under damage. The results: while it could barely sustain a charge, it […]
In-hub motors make this humble Hyundai a monster on ice
In-wheel motors have been around since the very beginning of electric motoring. Ferdinand Porsche developed one way back in 1900, and the US sent them to the moon in our Lunar Roving Vehicles in the early ’70s. But, outside of e-bikes, they’ve never really gone mainstream. It looked like Lordstown Motors would be their time […]
Federal immigration agents filmed making airport arrests as Trump calls in ICE to ease security line delays
The Trump administration has deployed ICE agents to over a dozen U.S. airports amid an ongoing federal shutdown that’s causing long wait times. Eyewitnesses have already recorded at least one arrest in San Francisco’s airport.