Autonomous Trucking Company Aurora Delays Driverless Freight Launch

The Pittsburgh company will not start carrying cargo without drivers until April, when it plans the debut of its Dallas-to-Houston run.

Business - Inc. - October 31

Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without human drivers until April

Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Japanese truck-makers launch L4 autonomous trials

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires

A New Hampshire company is working to develop a fleet of autonomous helicopters that it hopes can be used to put out fires, spray crops and handle other dangerous jobs

Tech - ABC News - 2 days ago

Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup truck until 2025

Stellantis is delaying the launch of its Ram electric pickup truck from this year until the first half of 2025.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Chinese autonomous-driving company Pony AI steers toward U.S. initial public offering

Software maker plans to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “PONY.”

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Deadly ‘Terrorist’ Attack on Turkish Aerospace Company Leaves 5 Dead

Turkey’s interior minister said it was “most probably” the Kurdistan Worker’s Party that carried out the assault on the sprawling Turkish Aerospace Industries complex near Ankara.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Chinese smartphone companies tout AI features ahead of Apple Intelligence launch

Chinese smartphone companies are rolling out artificial intelligence features for local users, adding pressure on Apple.

Business - CNBC - October 23

How a love story launched the company behind Ozempic, Wegovy

Novo Nordisk, the pharma giant behind Ozempic and Wegovy, has surprising love story origins. The founders, a married couple, were looking for a way to tackle diabetes, which the wife suffered from.

Tomato producer's lights mistaken for 'lovely aurora'

A woman's excitement at sharing photos on social media is short lived.

Rocket Lab stock soars amid strong momentum for the space-launch company’s Electron rocket

Shares of Rocket Lab USA Inc. are up 23.7% in premarket trades after the space-launch company highlighted strong demand for its Electron rocket during its third-quarter results Tuesday.

Business - MarketWatch - November 13

Lyft shares soar 20% on results and autonomous-vehicle partnership

Lyft reported third-quarter sales that beat expectations while offering an upbeat demand forecast, after the ride-hailing platform earlier in the day announced an autonomous-vehicle partnership ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

MIPS releases RISC-V CPU for autonomous vehicles

MIPS released its P8700 CPU based on the RISC-V computing architecture to target driver assistance and autonomous vehicle applications. The San Jose, California-based company, which focuses on ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 7

Democratizing finance: Spectral Labs and the autonomous finance movement

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: From 2024 to 2031, there will be an annual growth of 26.00% in AI and blockchain and Spectral Labs is taking part in this revolution. Spectral Labs is on a mission to change ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 12

Waymo Robotaxis Ready for Anyone in L.A. Who Wants a Driverless Ride

The autonomous ride-hailng company expands operations from a waiting list of prospective passengers, covering an 80 square-mile area of Los Angeles.

Business - Inc. - November 13

For first time in six decades, freight rails split on union negotiation strategy

Union Pacific and CSX break from other freight rails in strategy to negotiate with labor unions two years after a nationwide rail strike was narrowly averted.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Air freight groups and airlines rush to increase flights out of China

Rate for flying goods from Asia to US has jumped as demand for cheap Chinese imports continue to rise

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Waymo's robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a ...

Tech - ABC News - November 12

Cargo plane operators are on high alert after a string of suspected Russian sabotages

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Here’s why China has been testing its autonomous car technology in the U.S. for years

Didi, WeRise, Pony.ai, Baidu and AutoX drove over 1.6 million test miles on California’s roads between 2017 and 2023.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

Autonomous tech is coming to farming

Tech - ABC News - October 28

Trump uses garbage truck to needle Biden, Harris

Former President Donald Trump climbed inside a garbage truck in Wisconsin Wednesday as he continued to bash President Biden for his "garbage" comment. Trump told reporters, "You can't lead America ...

A truck crashes in Ecuador's Amazon killing 10 people

Law enforcement authorities in Ecuador say 10 people were killed after the truck they were traveling in on the country's Amazon fell into a ravine

World - ABC News - November 3

Tow Truck Busted Transporting Stolen Cars

World - Yahoo News - November 6

UN says gangs looted aid trucks in Gaza

United Nations agencies confirm gangs violently looted dozens of aid trucks in Gaza. And speaking from Beirut Tuesday, where meetings were taking place regarding a possible cease-fire in the ...

Drivers face severe delays after lorry fire

The M5 in Somerset has reopened after an earlier lorry fire closed all lanes.

Gérard Depardieu absent as sexual assault trial begins

Proceedings get under way in Paris without accused who is said to be ‘extremely affected’ by ill health. The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges has opened in Paris in the absence ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Gerard Depardieu's sexual assault trial opens in Paris

Two women have accused the actor of sexual assault on the set of 2021 film Les Volets Verts.

Read accused of weaponizing Fifth Amendment to try and delay civil trial

Karen Read's attorneys sought to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by John O'Keefe's family.

Path of Exile 2 Delayed Three Weeks

Unfortunately the game has been delayed three weeks and the new release date is December 6th, 2024.

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

NI early pregnancy screening delay 'causing trauma'

Pregnant women in NI face discrimination over not being offered early scans for abnormalities, experts say.

Amorim: Man Utd rejected request to delay move

Rúben Amorim has said he wanted to delay his move to Manchester United from Sporting CP until the end of the season but was told by the Premier League club that it was "now or never."

Sports - ESPN - November 2

Opec+ members delay planned rise in oil production

Cartel to leave output curbs in place an extra month in effort to boost anaemic crude prices

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Don't delay making stroke 999 call , says NHS

The average time taken to call an ambulance for a stroke was nearly 88 minutes, analysis found.

Oil Jumps as OPEC+ Further Delays Output Hike

Oil prices rose after OPEC and its allies pushed back a planned production increase by a month, signaling caution amid growing concerns about weaker global demand and lower prices.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 4

France pushes Brussels to delay fines on carmakers

Emissions rules coming into force could lead to billions in penalties being imposed on weak auto industry

World - Financial Times - November 4

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