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Electrify Expo, here and below, started with an e-bike focus and is now branching toward automotive. Host cities are being chosen based on electric vehicle registration data.
Electrify Expo gives EV-curious consumers hands-on experience

Electrify Expo started as a venue for consumers to demo e-bikes. Now automakers are the latest to put electric vehicles in the hands of consumers at a hands-on event that might complement and compete with traditional auto shows.
In a demonstration, a Kodiak Robotics Class 8 self-driving truck pulls off to the shoulder along Interstate 45 last week near Dallas.
What happens when things don't go according to plan for a self-driving truck

Kodiak Robotics showcased its self-driving trucks' ability to pull over on the shoulder when something goes wrong, a critical milestone on the path toward commercial deployment.
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Study warns of tight schedule to switch to EVs

A new McKinsey report says there is barely time to meet net-zero goals by 2030, and one of the urgent bottlenecks is charging stations.
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What happens when things don't go according to plan aboard autonomous trucks

On a recent afternoon, a Kodiak Robotics big rig pulled off Interstate 45 and onto the highway's shoulder. This was considered a big success, one that every autonomous truck company is working to refine.
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Embark's snowy testing conditions and other self-driving truck mileposts

Results of a winter testing program by startup Embark Trucks were among several noteworthy developments in the self-driving truck realm this week.
Oshkosh makes the next-gen delivery vehicle for the Postal Service.
Oshkosh envisions work trucks that don't have to be driven

A new partnership between specialty vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh, which makes U.S. Postal Service vehicles, and tech provider Robotic Research is exploring the use of automated vehicles on repeatable routes in neighborhoods.
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DARPA returns to off-road environments in latest autonomous vehicle project

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has selected Intel and others to help with its latest effort involving autonomous vehicles.
Bidirectional charging of school bus fleets is one area with a potentially significant impact.
Department of Energy wants to know: How can EVs give back to 'the grid'

Ford, GM and Lucid have joined a collaboration led by the U.S. Department of Energy that wants to know how electric vehicles might boost the nation's future energy grid.
From algae to zinc, Toyota investments get greener

During the past two months, Toyota Ventures, the early-stage venture capital arm of its namesake automaker, has invested in five startups from its $150 million Climate Fund.
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Aurora bolsters Texas truck operations with expanded routes, new customer, key hire

The self-driving trucking company is expanding operations in Texas beyond its Dallas hub, adding terminals in El Paso, Fort Worth and Houston.
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FedEx explores eVTOL deliveries with Bay Area startup

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of the logistics giant, said Wednesday it is working with Bay Area startup Elroy Air on using vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in cargo operations.
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Chinese companies lead Nvidia partnerships with top AV, EV makers

Some of China's leading EV makers and self-driving tech companies are working with computing supplier Nvidia to develop their next-generation products.
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Software tools provider Applied Intuition buys company behind CarSim

Silicon Valley software tools provider Applied Intuition has made its first acquisition, buying a vehicle dynamics company that gives it a greater foothold in Michigan.
How self-driving tech can guide blind people

The same maps self-driving systems use to understand their precise location in the world could help blind and visually impaired pedestrians walk along sidewalks and guide them through crowded urban environments.
Hyundai Motor Group envisions aerial vehicles as part of a future urban mobility system.
Hyundai's air taxi company eyes Miami for 2028 takeoff

Supernal, Hyundai Motor Group's air taxi division, becomes the fourth company with aspirations to utilize Miami as a commercial hub.