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Jan 24, 2021

China debuts train prototype that can hit speeds of 620 kilometers per hour

Posted by in categories: energy, transportation

China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of 620 kilometers (385 miles) per hour.

The train runs on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power that makes it look as if the train is floating along the magnetized tracks.

The sleek 21-meter-long (69 feet) prototype was unveiled to media in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on January 13. In addition, university researchers constructed 165 meters (541 feet) of track to demonstrate how the train would look and feel in transit, according to state-run Xinhua News.

Jan 23, 2021

Tesla’s 4680 cell production line hints that Elon Musk’s ‘Alien Dreadnought’ is coming to life

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

Tesla recently shared some footage of its next-generation 4680 battery cells being produced. The video, which seems to be taken from the electric car maker’s pilot Roadrunner line, suggests that Tesla’s 4680 battery manufacturing system may very well be Elon Musk’s elusive “Alien Dreadnought” concept coming to life.

During the lead up to the Model 3’s initial ramp, Elon Musk envisioned a vehicle production system that was so automated, it would look extraterrestrial in nature. Dubbed as the “Alien Dreadnought,” this concept ultimately fell short of its targets, and Tesla eventually adopted a production system for the Model 3 that combined both human and automated machines. Since then, Tesla has taken steps towards increasing the automation of its vehicle production system, as evidenced by parts like the Model Y’s rigid wiring, which are optimized for installation by robots.

Tesla’s video of its 4680 battery production line suggests that the company’s level of automation has reached levels that have never been seen before. As noted by TSLA bull @truth_tesla on Twitter, the footage shared by Tesla in its recruitment video showed a battery production line that is incredibly automated. This could be seen immediately in Tesla’s main battery production line, which, unlike traditional battery manufacturing facilities, is largely absent of human workers.

Jan 23, 2021

The DeLorean might be coming back as an electric car

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

The DMC DeLorean has been out of production for almost 40 years, but now we’ve learned that the iconic vehicle might be coming back as an electric car.

The DMC DeLorean was the only vehicle produced by John DeLorean’s DeLorean Motor Company (DMC).

It became famous for being featured in the ‘Back to the Future’ series of movies, but it is also a well-known vehicle in the industry for a few reasons.

Jan 23, 2021

Stanford AI Technology Detects Hidden Earthquakes – May Provide Warning of Big Quakes

Posted by in categories: information science, physics, robotics/AI, transportation

New technology from Stanford scientists finds long-hidden quakes, and possible clues about how earthquakes evolve.

Tiny movements in Earth’s outermost layer may provide a Rosetta Stone for deciphering the physics and warning signs of big quakes. New algorithms that work a little like human vision are now detecting these long-hidden microquakes in the growing mountain of seismic data.

Measures of Earth’s vibrations zigged and zagged across Mostafa Mousavi’s screen one morning in Memphis, Tenn. As part of his PhD studies in geophysics, he sat scanning earthquake signals recorded the night before, verifying that decades-old algorithms had detected true earthquakes rather than tremors generated by ordinary things like crashing waves, passing trucks or stomping football fans.

Jan 23, 2021

From Alpaca Floor Mats to Gold Inlay, the World’s First Electric Rolls-Royce Is a Luxe, Sustainable Ride

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

The classic gets an electric upgrade.

Jan 23, 2021

Awesomely weird Alibaba EV of the week: $4,000 electric pickup truck

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Alibaba is one of the best places around to find the coolest and sometimes weirdest electric vehicles in the world. As part of a new series known as Awesomely weird Alibaba electric vehicle of the week, we’re taking a look at some of our favorites.

This week’s feature is a small-yet-mighty electric pickup truck designed for utility and off-road usage, though it may even be street legal as an NEV in the US.

If the proportions look at bit odd on this electric pickup truck, that’s because they are.

Jan 23, 2021

New Airplanes: Jets, Turboprops, Experimentals & LSAs

Posted by in category: transportation

We review a selection of new aircraft on the market, including turbine-powered long-range and super midsized offerings, twin and single-engine turboprops, single-engine experimental and tailwheel aircraft, and light sport aircraft.

Jan 23, 2021

AI to the Future

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, singularity, transportation

From self-driving cars, to the many automated production processes we will end up creating; we will allow AI drive us into the next era of human civilization.

We will allow the creation to create, and according to futurist and technologists’ world over, there is only one likely path where this road will lead to — the Singularity (the point where computer intelligence surpasses human intelligence).

- The Above is an excerpt from the book, 2020s & The Future Beyond.

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Jan 23, 2021

How Explainable Artificial Intelligence Can Help Humans Innovate

Posted by in categories: biological, chemistry, information science, particle physics, robotics/AI, transportation

I like this idea. I don’t want AI to be a black box, I want to know what’s happening and how its doing it.


The field of artificial intelligence has created computers that can drive cars, synthesize chemical compounds, fold proteins, and detect high-energy particles at a superhuman level.

However, these AI algorithms cannot explain the thought processes behind their decisions. A computer that masters protein folding and also tells researchers more about the rules of biology is much more useful than a computer that folds proteins without explanation.

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Jan 23, 2021

Electric air taxis

Posted by in category: transportation

Electric air taxis could be coming to a city near you.