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Intel Kick-Starts Mobileye Integration with Plans to Build Fleet of 100 L4 Autonomous Test Cars

“With the completion of the tender offer of Mobileye, Intel is poised to accelerate its autonomous driving business from car-to-cloud. Mobileye, an Intel Company, will start building a fleet of fully autonomous (level 4 SAE) vehicles for testing in the …

Premiere at Mercedes-Benz Trucks: New from the 3D printer: the first spare part for trucks made of metal

“Mercedes-Benz Trucks has taken 3D printing a stage further: the first printed spare part made of metal, a thermostat cover for truck and Unimog models from older model series, has passed all the stages of the stringent quality assurance process …

Hyperloop One’s full-scale pod reaches 192 mph in new Nevada track test

“Hyperloop One has achieved a new milestone in terms of making its Hyperloop vision a physical reality: The company completed a test on July 29, 2017 at its full-scale Nevada test track that travelled at high speed, running nearly the …

Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships

“Two Norwegian companies are taking the lead in the race to build the world’s first crewless, autonomously operated ship, an advance that could mark a turning point in seaborne trade. Dubbed by shipping executives the “Tesla of the Seas …

Elon Musk says he has a green light to build a NY–Philly–Baltimore–DC hyperloop

“Elon Musk just tweeted that his Boring Company tunnel project has received “verbal [government] approval” to build a hyperloop connecting New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. While we work to verify his claim, Musk is continuing to tweet …

Linglong Tire partners in China’s first 3D printed tyre project

“Joint developmental work between Shandong Linglong Tire and the Beijing University of Chemical Technology recently bore fruit with the successful production of 3D printed polyurethane tyres. The tyre maker comments that this 3D tyre printing is a first in China …

Official Launch of the T-pod! – Almedalen 2017

“Einride is excited to tell you that at 10:30 am on Tuesday, July 4th, we will be unveiling the full-scale prototype of the T-pod (pictured below) to the world for the very first time! This will take place at …

Audi’s New A8 Turns Mobility Into Magic, Using NVIDIA Tech to Transform Transportation

“In Barcelona, a city of architectural treasures, Audi unveiled Tuesday a design masterpiece of its own. The new flagship 2018 A8 features a multitude of high-tech splendors, all powered by NVIDIA. Its AI Traffic Jam Pilot — which offers unprecedented levels …

Elon Musk’s boring machine completes the first section of an LA tunnel

“Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk says his ambitious tunnel-boring endeavor, aptly named The Boring Company, has officially started digging underneath Los Angeles. Musk announced the news on Twitter, where he said “Godot,” the Samuel Beckett-inspired name of the company’s tunnel …

NASA Completes Milestone Toward Quieter Supersonic X-Plane

“NASA has achieved a significant milestone in its effort to make supersonic passenger jet travel over land a real possibility by completing the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST aircraft design. QueSST is the initial …