Sunday, October 6, 2024

Automotive

Are Lithium-Ion Batteries in EVs a Fire Hazard?

General Motors has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from the pouch-type lithium-ion battery cells made by South Korea's LG.The recall, the second major one involving batteries made by...

Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Self-Driving FSD Beta 9.2 Update ‘Not Great’

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday that the electric-car maker was working on improving the much-awaited update to its self-driving software "as fast as possible."The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted that the Full Self-Driving Beta version 9.2 is...

Montreal invests $885 million in ambitious electrification strategy

In a new 50-page document titled “Transportation Electrification Strategy 2021-2023,” the City of Montreal has outlined a series of 23 targets that would be implemented over the following three years in order to increase the city’s commitment towards...

A Secret Weapon for Self-Driving Car Startups: Humans

Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past year, with an additional feature: Human operators.While there is no driver behind the wheel, the passenger seat is...

Electric Vehicle Boom is a Bonanza for Automated Machinery Makers

The investment surge by both new and established automakers in the electric vehicle market is a bonanza for factory equipment manufacturers that supply the highly automated picks and shovels for the prospectors in the EV gold rush.The good...

Drones Successfully Used to Deliver Medicines in Bengaluru

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) trial run for drone delivery of medicines was successfully completed in Bengaluru on Friday.The pilot was led by Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) and UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) under the...

Taiwan Expects ‘Balance’ in Auto Chip Supplies by Fourth Quarter

Global supply and demand for auto chips should reach a "balance" by the fourth quarter of 2021, Taiwan's government said on Saturday, reiterating its commitment to doing its part to tackle a shortage that has closed production lines...

GM Expands Chevy Bolt Recall to All EVs Sold Worldwide Due to Fire Risk

General Motors said Friday it is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires.The recall and others raise questions about lithium-ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all...

Driving Licence Stored in DigiLocker Valid Document: Delhi Government

Motorists in Delhi need not carry their driving licence and registration certificate and can show these documents stored in DigiLocker platform, or mParivahan mobile app, when asked for by the traffic police and the transport department.Driving licence and...

Aurora Releases Tool to Gauge Safety of Self-Driving Systems

Aurora, the Silicon Valley self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber, and Google executives, has released what it says is the industry's first tool for evaluating whether and when autonomous trucks and cars are safe to deploy on...
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Garmin Venu 2 Plus

Verdict The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is a Venu 2 with a slightly trimmer frame and some new smartwatch-style...
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