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It has been 10 years since Malaysia Airlines passenger flight MH370 disappeared on March 8 2014. To this day it remains one of the biggest aviation mysteries globally. It's unthinkable that a modern Boeing 777-200ER jetliner with 239 people on board…

Tesla's German plant started operations in 2022. Tesla halted production at its German factory Tuesday after high-voltage lines supplying the carmaker's only European plant were set on fire in an act of "sabotage" claimed by a far-left group.…

SwRI developed and demonstrated a state-of-the-art natural gas-fueled/hybrid powertrain for medium- and heavy-duty applications. The medium-duty natural gas hybrid demonstration truck reduced greenhouse gases by 25% relative to standard diesel-powered trucks. Credit: Southwest Research Institute Southwest Research Institute has developed a natural-gas-fueled medium-duty truck outfitted with a hybrid powertrain that achieved…

The system aims to detect drunk, drowsy and distracted drivers by looking for five signs that can be observed from the driver’s face and body. Credit: Michigan Engineering Cameras similar to those already on newer model cars, combined with facial recognition tools, could read the "tells" of impairment in the face and upper body of a driver, University of Michigan engineers have shown.…

An automotive megatrend: A central supercomputer controls all car components and can be updated via a Wi-Fi connection. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Modern cars are packed full of electronics. Managing all the computers and assistance systems is a complex task, and the cable harnesses increase the weight of the car. In the joint research project CeCaS, Fraunhofer researchers are working on a systems architecture based on…

Credit: Waymo California regulators on Friday authorized Waymo to expand services of its fleet of robotaxis into Los Angeles and to cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco. The California Public Utilities…

by Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co. Researchers from School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology. Credit: Zhaoyang Cai, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Humanoid robots have been one of the hottest research directions recently. Driving a…

Computer science and electrical engineering researchers at UCI and Japan’s Keio University demonstrated that they could fool the sensing systems that enable autonomous vehicles to navigate streets and roads into perceiving objects in the roadway or missing them entirely. Their custom-designed experimental apparatus, pictured here on Keio University's Yagami campus, included a laser, lens and advanced electronics. Credit: Yuki Hayakawa / Keio…

1st Carbon-free Ammonia Decomposition Reactor. Credit: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH (KIER) Dr. Jung Unho's research team at the Hydrogen Research Department of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed Korea's first clean hydrogen production technology. This technology is based on ammonia decomposition and does not use fossil fuels.…

Credit: Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability (2024). DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ad253e Electric vehicles are a critical part of Canada's climate strategy, but a new UBC study highlights how it's cheaper in some regions than others to drive electric—making it more challenging for certain households to make the switch.…