Hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck company Hyzon Motors said Wednesday it is ramping up operations in the wake of its merger with blank-check firm Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp., including shipping its first trucks to European customers. The company, which reported second-quarter earnings Wednesday, said it is also preparing to start its first customer trials in the United […]
Amazon’s $1.5 billion US air cargo hub is open for business
Amazon’s $1.5 billion air cargo hub in Northern Kentucky opened Wednesday, the latest effort by the e-commerce giant to connect a network of 40 sites and control all aspects of delivery as demand for speed and convenience accelerates. The Amazon Air Hub operations, located at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, will be the center of […]
Joby Aviation makes its public trading debut on the NYSE
Joby Aviation is now public, 12 years after JoeBen Bevirt founded the company at his ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. The air taxi developer began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday under the ticker symbol “JOBY,” after completing a merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners. As of 10:00 […]
自律走行車の分野ではトラックが先行する:相次ぐ上場と高まる投資熱の理由
自律走行車の業界において投資熱が高まっている分野は、いまや乗用車ではなく自動運転トラックだ。その背景にはコスト面のみならず、技術的な理由も少なくない。
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Starship Technologies is bringing food delivery robots to four more US college campuses this year
Starship Technologies, an autonomous delivery services company, announced that it will begin delivery service on four additional college campuses this fall, adding to the 20 campuses on which it already operates. The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), the University of Kentucky (UK), the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach, Florida […]
Kiwibot partners with hospitality giant Sodexo to bring food delivery robots to more college campuses
Kiwibot, the robotic sidewalk delivery startup, has announced a partnership with food services and facilities management giant Sodexo to bring its robots to U.S. college campuses. As of this month, students and faculty at New Mexico State University, Loyola Marymount University and Gonzaga University should have the option to order fresh meals via cute little […]
Americans live on 30 mph streets, not on the set of Fast and Furious.
What if car companies were banned from boasting their trucks can “conquer,” “intimidate” and “thrill”? Here is a search result for mindfulness while driving.
Car-sharing startup Turo has filed confidentially for an IPO
Turo, the peer-to-peer car-sharing startup, has initiated the confidential process of filing for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. The number of shares to be offered in the IPO and the price range have not yet been determined, the company said in a statement. Turo declined to provide additional information to […]
Cities can have flying cars if they start working on infrastructure today
The truth is, flying cars are a reality. The aviation technology exists and early-stage regulatory review is underway in both the U.S. House and the Senate to bring eVTOLs to market.
Edmunds Reviews Ford’s BlueCruise Hands-Free Driving Technology
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Edmunds, written by Cameron Rogers: BlueCruise operates on the same principle as Super Cruise. Once the vehicle is traveling on one of the 100,000 miles of qualified roadways (Ford dubs these Hands-Free Blue Zon…