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XPENG Hopes To Sell 10,000 Van+Quadcopters ($276,000) A Year

November 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean transport, Electric vehicles, xpeng, xpeng aircraft

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:05:56 +0000

XPENG has gone a slightly different route with its electric aircraft than others inching into this space. It has developed a 2-person quadcopter drone that fits inside of a 6-wheeled electric van. It makes me think of the Transformers, even though it’s not really that. You can watch the process … [continued]

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New Autonomous Air Taxi Trial in Thailand

November 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, Aviation, Bangkok, clean transport, ehang, electric air taxis, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol, Thailand, urban air mobility

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:29:12 +0000

Electric air taxis are not going to take over transportation. In my humble opinion, our skies are not going to be full of small aircraft that look like giant bugs. We won’t have swarms of aircraft risking collision and devastating crashes into buildings. However, I do believe that electric air … [continued]

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EHang Makes Flurry of Announcements on Its eVTOL Aicraft

November 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean transport, ehang, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:29:47 +0000

The eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft space isn’t for everyone. Some people are crazy about it (perhaps too crazy) and others think it’s as much of a dead end as flying cars were in the 1950s. Frankly, I don’t know where I stand, but I’m interested to see … [continued]

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Trump & Musk Will Quash NHTSA Investigation Of Tesla Full Self Driving System

November 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, clean transport, elon musk, fsd, nhtsa, policy & politics, tesla

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:02:53 +0000

The extent of the corruption that will be standard procedure in the next administration is now becoming clear. Elon Musk put $119 million of his own money into promoting the candidacy of Donald Trump. Now, he is set to reap the reward he anticipated, as he will be appointed to … [continued]

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Waymo Supporting Single Mothers & Vulnerable Road Users

November 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:57:08 +0000

Waymo is growing its ridership by leaps and bounds, and opening up to more and more riders almost every week it seems. It’s also working on its PR, looking to score brownie points for helping different disadvantaged groups. Or maybe it’s just trying to do good in the world — … [continued]

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Waymo Opens to Anyone in Los Angeles!

November 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Los Angeles, robotaxis, waymo, waymo one

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:35:13 +0000

Waymo continues to trot forward. After increasing its weekly passenger count by 50% in just two months earlier this year, it’s sure to do so again soon. The company has now opened up Waymo One robotaxi rides to anyone in Los Angeles. That’s across “Santa Monica, Hollywood Boulevard, USC, and … [continued]

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Is Elon Musk Going to Get Federal Policy & Approval of Robotaxis Implemented?

November 9, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, policy & politics, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:26:26 +0000

And what would that mean? On the most recent Tesla quarterly conference call, Elon Musk brought up the possibility of creating US policy on self-driving cars. “There should be a federal approval process for autonomous vehicles.” This would theoretically be through the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) issued by … [continued]

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The Real Game-Changer For Autonomous Vehicles Isn’t What You Think It Is

November 7, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, robotaxis

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:26:58 +0000

I recently came across an interesting social media post about a possible use of autonomous vehicles: Are we nearing the end of checked bags and rental cars for domestic travel? Imagine packing your autonomous car and sending it to your destination the night before you fly pic.twitter.com/KvmL6yhasn — Barrett Linburg … [continued]

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BYD’s Massive Growth, Sunrun’s Dominance, Waymo Popping — 11 Top Stories of the Week

November 6, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, byd, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica top 10, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, phev, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar prices, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:20:43 +0000

Cleantech industries are flying, and the past two weeks show more evidence of that. Check out some of the biggest recent stories in the update below. Note that this is part of CleanTechnica’s weekly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here! 1. Waymo is growing, fast. Just a few days after … [continued]

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Waymo Already Shot Up To 150,000 Passengers A Week!

November 2, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo, waymo one

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 03:51:19 +0000

Something is going on over at Waymo. The company has just reached 150,000 trips a week for paying customers. But what’s most impressive is Waymo reached 100,000 trips a week just two months ago! That’s 50% growth in two months! Concerning the new milestone, Waymo writes, “Waymo One is now … [continued]

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