DETROIT (AP) — After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs — and, more recently, solar panels — Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: big trucks. The company unveiled its new electric semitractor-trailer Thursday night near its design center in Hawthorne, California. Imagine your Ad placed here CEO Elon Musk
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Arizona’s promise to keep the driverless car industry free of regulations has attracted dozens of companies, including Uber, Waymo and Lyft. PHOENIX (NYT) - Three weeks into his new job as Arizona’s governor, Doug Ducey made a move that won over Silicon Valley and paved the way for his state to become a driverless
Mini-Car Made in Egypt Competes With the Tuk-Tuk
Mini-Car Made in Egypt: A locally-produced rectangular vehicle for six, made of a solid steel body is cheaper than the widely-used imported auto rickshaw Cairo - Inside his workshop in Kerdasa, a village in the Giza governorate, Ahmed Saeed is working on developing a local alternative to the auto-rickshaws or 'tuk-tuks' that
Lagos Launches Intelligence Transport System To Track BRT Buses
Lagos, - The governor of Lagos State of Nigeria, Akinwumi Ambode, launched the Intelligence Transport System (ITS) and e-ticketing for commuters using the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The move is another initiative geared toward proper transport planning by the state government to the resident of Lagos. The ITS technology is designed to indicate
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Air New Zealand tracking technology delivers worldwide visibility [VIDEO]
Air-New-Zealand-787-9-landing New Zealand’s national carrier is installing more than 5,500 Bluetooth tags on its cargo containers, pallets and unit load devices (ULDs), as well as more than 100 readers at 29 airports for which it provides cargo services around the world. The technology is provided by Core Transport Technologies, which installs its low-energy
Uber and NASA plan to launch flying cars in Los Angeles in 2020
Uber's 'flying cars' could arrive in LA by 2020 — and here's what it'll be like to ride one - The Verge The ride-sharing company is reaching for the sky with its plans for UberAir. Watch video. Is ride-sharing in the air just pie in the sky? Uber doesn't think so. The car-hailing company announced a
The Future Of The Transport Industry – IoT, Big Data, AI And Autonomous Vehicles
Transportation trends Tremendous strides by innovators have resulted in some fascinating and intriguing enhancements to the transportation industry. In fact, in many ways, it feels like the future of the transportation industry is already here. These developments will cause transportation companies to rethink job descriptions and figure out when humans should
Taxi-hailing firm Uber imposes waiting fee on Kenya riders
Janet Kemboi, Uber East Africa Spokesperson. File Photo | NMG Nairobi - Online taxi-hailing firm Uber has started charging a waiting fee on its riders to compensate drivers where they are made to wait by customers for lengthy periods. On driver’s arrival, Uber will send a notification to the rider advising that
