This article was originally published by Canary Media. At a dock along the banks of the Cousins River, Chad Strater loaded up his small aluminum workboat with power tools and a winch. Strater, who owns a marine construction business, was setting out to tinker with floating equipment at a nearby oyster farm. On the quiet… Continue reading Electric Boats Drive New England Aquaculture
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Is Pivotal Helix eVTOL a First Responder in the Sky?
When Sinatra sang “Come Fly with Me,” he couldn’t have imagined anything like the Pivotal Helix. The Helix is a single-seat, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOL. And where dozens of eVTOL start-ups have failed to take flight, Pivotal says it’s on track to deliver its first customer model in the first quarter… Continue reading Is Pivotal Helix eVTOL a First Responder in the Sky?
How Nauto’s AI Dashcam Reduces Driver Risk and Accidents
Driving trucks is one of the unappreciated backbones of modern civilization. It’s also hard and sometimes dangerous work. But technology is being spun up to make the job safer and easier. A new class of devices is being targeted at fleets that helps drivers elude accidents by flagging risky situations. The new systems use convolutional… Continue reading How Nauto’s AI Dashcam Reduces Driver Risk and Accidents
BMW Overhauls Its EV Approach With the iX3
Since creating its first innovative motorcycle in 1923, and a sporty small car in 1928, BMW built its “Ultimate Driving Machine“ reputation from literal nuts and bolts: Hardware, with thousands of parts engineered, tested, and tuned in the service of cars and motorcycles that would delight owners and guarantee fun. The automaker’s Neue Klasse (or… Continue reading BMW Overhauls Its EV Approach With the iX3
Despite Headwinds, EV Charging in the U.S. Is Booming
For EV charging companies, the obstacles are piling up like a nasty freeway wreck. There’s slowdown in EV adoption in the United States. The Trump administration has put EVs in the crosshairs by gunning for fuel-economy and climate-change standards, abolishing consumer tax credits on 30 September, and slapping stiff tariffs on EV makers. The current… Continue reading Despite Headwinds, EV Charging in the U.S. Is Booming
Automakers Race to Add Voice AI to Connected Vehicles
When rain begins to fall and a driver says, “Hey Mercedes, is adaptive cruise control on?”—the car doesn’t just reply. It reassures, adjusts, and nudges the driver to keep their hands on the wheel. Welcome to the age of conversational mobility, where natural dialogue with your car is becoming as routine as checking the weather… Continue reading Automakers Race to Add Voice AI to Connected Vehicles
Walmart Will Test a Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck in Chile
Latin America’s first green hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck has hit the road in Chile, marking a milestone for the country’s decarbonization efforts. The semi-trailer truck will begin a year-long testing phase in September 2025, loading up at Walmart Chile’s Quilicura Distribution Center and carrying out operations and deliveries throughout the greater Santiago metropolitan area. Data… Continue reading Walmart Will Test a Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck in Chile
BMW Answers Sustainability Skeptics With “Neue Klasse” of EV
While the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency grabs headlines today, kneecapping electric cars and emissions rules, a different kind of bottom-line skeptical take shouldn’t be overlooked: Are electric vehicles, in fact, as sustainable as consumers think? For BMW, a new EV model line to be announced this fall will answer that question with a Yes. For… Continue reading BMW Answers Sustainability Skeptics With “Neue Klasse” of EV
A Quantum Gravimeter for GPS Backup
A novel quantum sensor that measures gravity changes by detecting variations in the travel time of falling atoms has been tested in a first of its kind experiment aboard an Australian naval ship. The sensor—a dual gravimeter—has been developed by Australian company Q-CTRL and could reach the market in late 2026. During the tests onboard… Continue reading A Quantum Gravimeter for GPS Backup
Trinova Leans Into a Three-Wheel, Tilting Motorcycle
Life, says Markus Scholten, is not a car commercial: All weirdly empty streets and fantasy mountain adventures, drivers and passengers having a ball, often backed by a nostalgic boomer soundtrack. For Scholten, real life is what any Los Angeleno knows all too well: hours stuck in soul-crushing traffic, Monday through Friday, with only podcasts to… Continue reading Trinova Leans Into a Three-Wheel, Tilting Motorcycle