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For 20 years, a loosely organized group of Wikipedia editors toiled away curating a collection of 15,000 articles on a single subject: the roads and highways of the United States. Despite minor disagreements, the US Roads Project mostly worked in harmony, but recently, a long-simmering debate over the website’s rules drove this community to the brink. Efforts at compromise fell apart. There was a schism, and in the fall of 2023, the editors packed up their articles and moved over to a website dedicated to roads and roads…

Last Updated: February 29, 2024, 10:00 ISTSokudo Electric's Affordable Electric Scooters Hit Indian Roads, Aims To Capture 15-20 Percent Market Shares. Photo: Sokudo Electric)Sokudo Electric India launches affordable, durable electric scooters, eyeing 15-20% market share.Sokudo Electric India, a leading electric two-wheeler maker focused on eco-friendly transportation, has launched two new electric scooters compliant with the FAME-II scheme – the Select 2.2, Rapid 2.2, along with a non-RTO model called Plus (Powered By…

Uber Technologies will keep a laser-sharp focus on its core mobility business in India, consolidate its market share and not be distracted with other offerings and services, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. While rival Ola dabbles with multiple "shiny, new efforts and (an) IPO", Uber will continue to build its ride-hailing business which has immense potential for growth, he told ET in an exclusive interview.The 54-year old, who has steered Uber to profits of $1.1 billion globally in 2023, said the Indian arm was now a…

Representative image.General Motors' self-driving car unit Cruise is preparing to resume testing its robotaxis on public roads with safety drivers in the coming weeks, with Houston and Dallas as potential locations, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.Cruise suspended its U.S. operations in October after an incident in San Francisco, where one of its robotaxis dragged a pedestrian struck by another car."We have not set a timeline for deployment. Our goal is to relaunch…

GM has announced a significant expansion of its Super Cruise operating area by around 750,000 miles to rural roads and minor highways in the US and Canada, TechCrunch reported. The upgrade is set to be completed by 2025 and will nearly double the automaker's current 400,000 mile network.First launched in 2017, Super Cruise allows fully hands-free operation under the supervision of a driver, who must be ready to take control at any time. It uses highly accurate GPS, cameras, radar sensors and a driver attention system to…

The extent of what is now believed to be the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities was first unveiled in 2023 after a project scanning the area with laser-mapping techonology from above. Shielded by the jungle for hundreds of years, the remains of a massive 2,500-year-old network of Ecuadoran cities are being threatened by road and farm encroachment just as its long-held secrets are being revealed, researchers say.…

A mere two years removed from its initial entry into new markets of Europe, Build Your Dreams (BYD) is looking to expedite its expansion with the help of Arval – a major vehicle leasing company overseas. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become leasing partners and ensure more BYD passenger and light commercial EVs are available to drivers. Here we are, talking about BYD yet again. The Chinese EV automaker is quickly becoming a globally recognized name, recently garnering…

Last Updated: February 05, 2024, 13:08 ISTNitin Gadkari Inaugurates 3 New Road Over Bridge, Aims US-Level Roads by 2024-End. (File)Gadkari inaugurates 3 road overbridges in UP, aims for US-level highways by 2024. Boosts connectivity, decongestion, and economic growth.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently unveiled three new road overbridges (ROBs) in Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant step towards enhancing the state’s highway network.These impressive 3.8km ROBs, constructed at a cost of Rs 297 crore, promise to…

Annapurna is delaying the release of its upcoming narrative adventure game, Open Roads, by a few weeks so the team can do a little more refining. It’s now scheduled for release on March 28 instead of the originally planned date of February 22. The decision was made to “ensure the most polished experience for players,” a spokesperson for Annapurna told Engadget.Open Roads, which we had a chance to , is a nostalgia-heavy experience that follows 16-year-old Tess Devine (voiced by Kaitlyn Dever) and her mother, Opal (Keri…

While stormwater runoff pollutants in general aren't great for aquatic animals, chemicals from tire particles are particularly harmful to salmon. A recent study now shows that permeable pavements could keep most of those toxins from ever reaching the fish.Ordinarily, when rainwater runs along city streets, it carries pollutants from those streets down the storm drains and out into the local waterways. One proposed method of addressing that problem involves replacing existing road surfaces – or building new ones – with…