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Feb 24, 2018

Chicago-Cleveland hyperloop transit proposed

Posted by in categories: business, government, transportation

Visit Crain’s Chicago Business for complete business news and analysis including healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, government, sports and more.

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Feb 23, 2018

PAL-V will soon debut its flying car vehicle

Posted by in category: transportation

PAL-V could deliver what many have promised but few provided.

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Feb 23, 2018

Dyson bets on electric cars to shake up industry

Posted by in categories: engineering, sustainability, transportation

Engineering pioneer will produce 3 vehicles from scratch in bold £2 billion venture, Financial Times reports.

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Feb 21, 2018

Know the Signs Programs

Posted by in categories: education, transportation

Research-based programs and practices to help protect children from gun violence in your homes, schools and communities.”

“People who are at-risk of hurting themselves or others often show signs and signals before an act of violence takes place. When you don’t know what to look for, it can be easy to miss signs, or dismiss them as unimportant, sometimes with tragic consequences.”

“It’s important to know that one warning sign on its own does not mean a person is planning an act of violence. But when many connected or cumulative signs are observed over a period of time, it could mean that the person is heading down a pathway towards violence or self-harm. By knowing the signs, you have the power to intervene and get help for that person. Your actions can save lives.”

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Feb 20, 2018

Hyundai’s Hydrogen-Powered, Self-Driving SUV Runs on Level 4 Autonomy

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Hyundai recently showcased that their latest autonomous SUV, Nexo, can deliver Level 4 autonomy. Its electric motor runs on hydrogen fuel.

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Feb 18, 2018

US Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot

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

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Last year saw a historic first: an exercise in which an unmanned vehicle provided live covering fire for American troops.

In a historic first, the Army conducted a live fire exercise with a remote-controlled ground combat vehicle armed with a .50-caliber machine gun. It plans to conduct more exercises with more heavily armed ground robots within the next couple of years.

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Feb 17, 2018

Yandex Self-Driving Car. Moscow streets after a heavy snowfall

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Yandex. Taxi self-driving car safely navigates the streets of Moscow after a recent snowstorm managing interactions with traffic, pedestrians, parked vehicles and other road hazards on snowy streets.

Беспилотный автомобиль Яндекс.Такси уверенно чувствует себя на дорогах Москвы после прошедшего снегопада. Посмотрите, как он ведёт себя не в условиях полигона, а на настоящих улицах с другими машинами, знаками дорожного движения, пешеходами и сугробами.

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Feb 17, 2018

D.C. has given Elon Musk a permit to do a little digging for the Hyperloop

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, transportation

The man who brought the world Teslas can start excavating along the city’s New York Avenue, an early step in his plans to develop a new mode of transportation.

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Feb 14, 2018

World’s Largest Plane Could Give Elon Musk The Space Race He’s Craving

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space, sustainability, transportation

Image: Stratolaunch Billionaires are taking to space the way wistful young men take to the sea in 19th Century novels. Last week, Elon Musk launched his Tesla Roadster at the astroid belt using the world’s most powerful rocket currently in operation. Not to be outdone, Microsoft’s co-founder Paul Allen also has a big plan (and a big plane) for going to space. In December of last year, the Stratolaunch performed its first taxi at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, CA. While that doesn’t seem terribly exciting, it’s the first step to getting the Stratolaunch, the world’s largest plane eve…

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Feb 12, 2018

This semi-truck drove 2,400 miles with no driver

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Embark’s self-driving semi-truck completed a test drive from California to Florida.

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