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city is recording drivers that AI says are bad

In a high-tech move that we can all get behind and isn’t dystopian at all, the City of Barcelona is feeding camera data from its city buses into an advanced AI, but they swear they’re not using the footage to to issue tickets to bad drivers. Yet. Barcelona and its

Charged EVs | Gotion completes 0.2 GWh pilot line for all-solid-state batteries

Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has completed a 0.2 GWh pilot production line, started in 2024, that has a 90% yield rate for its GEMSTONE all-solid-state battery. The 2025 iteration demonstrates a 60% improvement in sulfide electrolyte ion conductivity, 150% higher cell capacity and 90% reduced stacking pressure pre-tension force,

Do Teslas Have Chronic Air Conditioning Problems?

A Tesla owner says his brand-new car has an incredibly weak air conditioning system. He’s not the only one complaining that it’s too hot in their Tesla. Fabricio (@ayofabricio) recorded a TikTok from the driver seat of his Tesla Model 3. “I’m not gonna lie to y’all,” he says. “Yeah,

BYD Fang Cheng Bao files for Tai 7 hybrid SUV

The Tai 7 measures 4,999 mm in length and offers both single-motor and dual-motor options. The Tai 7 is expected to target a broader family user base with its larger size compared to the Tai 3. BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) sub-brand Fang Cheng Bao has filed regulatory documents for

MET Group inaugurates largest BESS in Hungary- Energy-Storage.News

The company already deployed a 4MW/8MWh BESS there using Tesla Megapacks in 2022, but for the larger project opted to use China-based electronics giant Huawei. Although not the most regular figure in BESS news, Huawei does have a major presence in the industry. Wood Mackenzie ranked it as the fourth-largest

Tesla has started rolling out initial round of Robotaxi invites

Tesla has started rolling out an initial round of invites for its upcoming Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. Screenshots shared by several Tesla community members who received the invites provided a quick overview of the autonomous ride-hailing service. As noted in a techAU report, the initial round of Robotaxi service

Tesla to launch in India in July with vehicles already arriving: report

xAI’s Grok 3 is partnering with Oracle Cloud to deliver its advanced AI model to corporate customers. Oracle announced its collaboration with xAI earlier this week. The partnership leverages Oracle’s robust infrastructure to offer xAI’s Grok 3, positioning it as a transformative tool for business applications. “Today, we announced xAI

Mumbai installs battery swapping kiosks at public transport stations

Mumbai has introduced battery-swapping stations at 31 Metro and Monorail locations. These battery-swapping kiosks allow users of Honda-compatible electric two- and three-wheelers to quickly exchange their depleted Mobile Power Pack for a fully charged one in under two minutes. Mumbai’s latest battery swapping initiative is a collaboration between Maha Mumbai

SpaceX and Elon Musk share insights on Starship Ship 36's RUD

xAI’s Grok 3 is partnering with Oracle Cloud to deliver its advanced AI model to corporate customers. Oracle announced its collaboration with xAI earlier this week. The partnership leverages Oracle’s robust infrastructure to offer xAI’s Grok 3, positioning it as a transformative tool for business applications. “Today, we announced xAI

Are Ford and GM sparring over battery manufacturing?

Ford and GM face many of the same industry challenges, which may be prompting new fronts for competition in Detroit. By Will Girling Ford’s Blue Oval battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, is facing difficulties in the form of a proposed budget bill in the US House of Representatives, which would

Amazon, Meta and others eye new carbon credit to end coal power

A cross-industry group of around 20 companies is helping develop plans for a new type of carbon credit to fund the retirement of coal-powered power plants in emerging economies.  The Kinetic Coalition, the organization overseeing the initiative, is aiming to aggregate demand from the companies and launch an advance market

Become a leader for the software-focused future

Purdue College of Engineering has sponsored this post. (Image: Purdue.) Software doesn’t just live in computers anymore; it is in our appliances, cars and buildings, our tools and toys.  This ever-growing reliance on — and complexity of — our digital technologies means that the need is greater than ever for