Apple’s Wallet app now supports Maryland state IDs and driver licenses, marking it as the second state after Arizona to gain the digital identification feature (via MacRumors). Residents of the Free State can now use their iPhone or Apple Watch at certain TSA checkpoints at participating airports, including Baltimore / Washington International and Reagan National.… Continue reading Apple’s digital state ID cards are now available for Maryland residents
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Pony.ai’s license to test autonomous vehicles with safety drivers in California is revoked
Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is no longer able to test its vehicles in California after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the company’s license for “numerous” safety violations. The news was first reported by TechCrunch. The issue is that the company’s workforce of safety drivers are… Continue reading Pony.ai’s license to test autonomous vehicles with safety drivers in California is revoked
Joby Aviation inches closer to getting full government approval for its electric air taxis
Joby Aviation, a leading electric aviation company based in Northern California, announced that it has received its first certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The agency awarded the company with a Part 135 Air Carrier Certification, which Joby will need to operate an on-demand air taxi service. The certification was awarded ahead of schedule,… Continue reading Joby Aviation inches closer to getting full government approval for its electric air taxis
Elon Musk will put up $6 billion to drop Tesla loans from his Twitter deal
After a brutal month for Tesla stock, Elon Musk will no longer fund his Twitter buyout by borrowing against his Tesla ownership stake. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk announced the expiration of a series of margin loans against Tesla stock, which had been included as part of his original financing… Continue reading Elon Musk will put up $6 billion to drop Tesla loans from his Twitter deal
Report: workers delivering Amazon’s packages are injured at a ‘shocking rate’
Some workers delivering packages for Amazon were more than twice as likely to be injured on the job compared to non-Amazon delivery workers, according to a report from the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) advocacy group (via CNBC). The union coalition compiled data submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by Amazon and its… Continue reading Report: workers delivering Amazon’s packages are injured at a ‘shocking rate’
Apple’s secretive car project loses yet another top executive
Christopher “CJ” Moore, the former Tesla Autopilot software engineer who left to join Apple’s secretive car project last year, has left Apple to join Luminar, an Orlando, Florida-based lidar company, as its new head of software, the company announced. Moore only lasted seven months at Apple. Moore is among a group of top executives from… Continue reading Apple’s secretive car project loses yet another top executive
Lucid Motors issues recall for some Lucid Air EVs over faulty instrument display wiring
Lucid Motors issued a recall notice for some of its luxury electric sedans for a faulty wiring harness connected to the instrument panel. The recall covers 1,117 model year 2022 Lucid Air sedans of all trim levels. The recall was first reported by Lucid Insider, a blog that covers the EV company. The recall addresses… Continue reading Lucid Motors issues recall for some Lucid Air EVs over faulty instrument display wiring
Stellantis pleads guilty, will pay $300 million over allegations of emissions fraud
Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Chrysler, and Dodge, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conduct and pay $300 million to settle a probe into its effort to illegally conceal the amount of pollution created by its diesel engine vehicles, Reuters reports. The guilty plea will settle a years-long probe by the US Department… Continue reading Stellantis pleads guilty, will pay $300 million over allegations of emissions fraud
NFL Rivals blockchain game will let players take over as their team’s GM and use NFTs somehow
While we still don’t know exactly what 2K will do with its “non-simulation” NFL license (its arcade-style game is delayed and won’t be released this year), the league is filling that void by announcing a partnership to build its first blockchain game, NFL Rivals. It’s hard to tell exactly what the game will be, but… Continue reading NFL Rivals blockchain game will let players take over as their team’s GM and use NFTs somehow
Dyson eyes robots that can do your household chores
Dyson has shown off a series of prototype robots it’s developing, and announced plans to hire hundreds of engineers over the next five years in order to build robots capable of household chores. The images are designed to show off the fine motor skills of the machines, with arms capable of lifting plates out of… Continue reading Dyson eyes robots that can do your household chores