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Who's Responsible if a Tesla on Autopilot Kills Someone?

NYU Law expert Mark Geistfeld examines the first criminal prosecution of a driver using a driver-assist system, and the landmark legal precedent it sets. In late 2019, Kevin George Aziz Riad’s car sped off a California freeway, ran a red light, and crashed into another car, killing the two people inside. Riad’s car, a Tesla Model...

Autonomous Machinery Coming to Agriculture

Agriculture is an essential sector and will be for as long as humans need food. However, like many other manual, labor-intensive industries, it’s struggling with an ongoing worker shortage. Autonomous machinery can help. Many agricultural workers are nearing retirement, with an average age of 59.4 among principal farm operators....

3D Printed Parts Allow Auto Manufacturers to Work Smarter

3D printing gained recent popularity as a tool for hobbyists, enabling them to create anything they can design in a modeling program. However, even back in the 1980s, when the first incarnation of the technology emerged, it was designed for manufacturing. The technology has finally reached a point where widespread implementation is...

We’ve Reached the Tipping Point of Vehicle Electrification

Everything is Going to Change — the Only Question is How Quickly We’ve just been through (or maybe are still going through) a pandemic, which was started by a single infected person and spread worldwide. The tipping point, as identified by author Malcolm Gladwell, is that “magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior”...

Give the Gift of a Brand Spanking New Ford Bronco

If you’re one of the 125,000 people who ordered the new Ford Bronco in 2021 then you are painfully aware that delivery times continue to get pushed back to as late as 2023, depending on make and model. The release of the Bronco re-dux had Ford fans at their keyboards, ready to order up their new ride back in September of 2020....

Your Robotaxi is Not Here: Autonomous Tech Continues its Epic Thrust Forward

The promised deadlines for the appearance of a robotaxi that could be summoned at will to transport us to our daily destinations have come and gone. One might blame the worldwide pandemic, but on closer examination, the reality is the technology is not yet ready for prime time — or general public use. Autonomous vehicle technology...

Anthony Cross’ Love of Sustainable Innovation Gives a Fresh New Look at Electric Motorcycles

When the pandemic hit, Anthony Cross faced a daunting choice: do I keep publishing Salt magazine, or venture into something equally or more beneficial for the community? The Colorado-based publisher leaned into his lifelong love of cars and desire for a more sustainable world and hit upon an idea — a new way forward in electric...

Electrify America Jolts Rural Areas in Southern California with Solar Charging Stations

In the ambitious push to install EV charging stations across the country, rural areas have largely seemed left behind and underserved. Increased efforts are underway to rectify that situation through access to solar charging in suitable geographic areas. One of the biggest campaigns to provide rural areas access to solar charging...

Hyzon Motors Partners with RenewH2 to Develop Widespread Liquid Hydrogen Fueling Stations

Hyzon Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: HYZN), a global manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RenewH2, a U.S.-based sustainable hydrogen production, liquefaction, distribution, and dispensing company, to collaborate on the supply and demand side of liquid hydrogen...

Uber Raises Prices, but Drivers Aren’t Getting Their "Fare" Share

Ride-sharing programs like Uber and Lyft have become such a regular part of our daily lives that we don’t even bat an eye if we pull up the app and see surge pricing or higher fares. These higher prices pop up whenever demand increases, meaning you could easily pay hundreds of dollars for a trip on New Year’s Eve or Christmas Day...

Why Smart Roads are Just as Important as Autonomous Vehicles

By Dr. Georges Aoude, CEO/Co-founder of Derq There’s no doubt that self-driving cars, or autonomous vehicles (AVs), are much safer than the average person-manned vehicle. In fact, more than 90% of serious crashes are due to human error, which means autonomous vehicles have the potential to significantly reduce the number of...

What's In Store for Sony's Vision-S Smart Car?

Electric cars are more promising than ever, and a growing number of carmakers are producing them. It's not just car companies, either, as the world learned when Sony unveiled the Vision-S at CES 2020. Since then, though, Sony's been relatively quiet.

Post-Pandemic SUVs Head Two Different Directions

New Models Introduced This Week Offer Electric or High-Horsepower Gas Choices The automotive market is not always clear in the direction it’s taking at any given moment. This week was one of those weeks. Future SUV buyers are going to be able to choose from a very green path or one emphasizing horsepower and off-road proficiency.

Big Wheels Keep on Turning...Quietly

While headlines have showcased a dip in the light-duty car sector, big trucks, commercial vehicles, over-the-road, and short-haul semis have seen a surge in recent technology deployments.

When’s the last time a Ford Bronco got this much attention?

Engineered with smart off-road technology, the 4x4 Ford Bronco is back in the news with a family of rugged SUVs. The vehicle’s production is scheduled for take-off in early 2021 while delivery to dealerships is expected next spring.

Amazon Wants to Take You for a Ride

Retail Giant Spends $1B+ for Zoox AV Startup Amazon appears to be looking for new markets to dominate, including future robotaxis, as it last week added autonomous vehicle (AV) developer Zoox to its portfolio. While the transaction numbers were not disclosed, based on the valuation of the company it is believed that Amazon spent...

Vans Are Becoming The Hottest New Electric Vehicle

General Motors surprised some industry watchers by making one of its 20 upcoming electric vehicles a commercial van. In addition, the electric van will be the third in a series of new vehicles coming out of the repurposed Hamtramck (Detroit) plant.

Mercedes and Nvidia Partner on Self-Driving Cars

Mercedes-Benz invented the automobile 134 years ago—and four years from now is asserting it will reinvent the transportation device. New models introduced in 2024 with being equipped with a still-being-designed super processor from chipmaker Nvidia that will allow customers to upgrade their cars later and add new features such as...

Self-Driving Cars Are Not a Safety Solution

There are two ways of looking at autonomous vehicles, and both of them are true. A thorough analysis by one of country’s leading automotive insurance research groups threw some hard data—some would say cold water—on self-driving car technology and the reactions were in predictably stark contrasts. Potential headlines on the news:

Why Facial Recognition Remains a Powerful Yet Controversial Technology

Facial recognition is expected to become one of the most important technological developments of the era. While the usage of such technology is extremely controversial, the power of facial recognition could prove to be revolutionary across a variety of major industries. It is surprising to learn just how long facial recognition has...

A Pandemic Shift; Company Moves to Increase Production of Solar-Powered Chargers for Healthcare Infrastructure

The current healthcare crisis has caused many companies to change plans. Some have shut down; others have ramped-up production of critical goods needed to combat the coronavirus. One small but growing company in San Diego, California, deemed an essential service during the crisis, realigned its production to focus on one product—the EV...