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Doctoral students Frank Bu, left, and David Goedicke, co-authors of the research on the XR-OOM mixed-reality driving simulation system, are pictured outside the Fiat virtual simulation vehicle, inside the Tata Center at Cornell Tech. Credit: Lindsay France/Cornell University Cornell Tech researchers have developed a mixed-reality (XR) driving simulator system that could lower the cost of testing vehicle systems and…

The electric buses are a familiar sight on the streets of the French capital. Dozens of electric buses will be taken off the streets of Paris temporarily "as a precaution" after two of the vehicles caught fire within a month, in a possible setback for the French capital's green transport ambitions.…

A 2021 Tesla Model 3 sedan sits in a near-empty lot at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo. June 27, 2021. Tesla has recalled 14,684 Model 3s due to a software glitch that could cause collisions, its second recall this month, China's market regulator said Friday, April 29, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File Tesla has recalled 14,684 Model 3s due to a software glitch that could cause collisions, China's market…

Politecnico di Milano-PoliMOVE broke the world speed record for a fully autonomous car on a straight. Credit: Politecnico Milano 192.2 mph/309.3 kph... never before has a car driven by artificial intelligence alone been this fast. On 27 April on the straight of the Space Shuttle airstrip at NASA's…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A laser-textured friction disk could reduce maintenance costs and downtime for the biggest ships sailing on the oceans. Man Energy Solutions tested laser-textured friction disks on its two-stroke engines on two ships sailing from Europe to Asia. Friction disks…

Credit: Cranfield University A project managed by Cranfield University to advance electric aviation has achieved a significant milestone, with what is thought to be the first ever flight by a British designed and built, all-electric conventional airplane. After taxi tests and "low hops," the single…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Miami-Dade County is upping its commitment to shore power at PortMiami, a technological upgrade that allows ships to plug into the local grid at port instead of continuing to burn fuel—and spew water and air pollution—in downtown Miami. Last year, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava…