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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Who owns thedata generated by your car? And who controls access to it? For almost a decade, right-to-repair activists, automakers, parts manufacturers, auto repair shop owners, technicians, and regular pe…
Dale Vince, the green energy tycoon and founder of Ecotricity, is planning to launch Britain’s first electric airline called Ecojet. The Guardian reports: Ecojet, styled as a “flag carrier for green Britain,” will launch early next year with a 19-seate…
“Logan Parson’s first flight by himself ended with airport officials taking the teenager into custody and whisking him away into an interrogation room,” reports the Independent. The teen was “denied boarding to an American Airlines flight,” reports the…
Here’s how long-time Slashdot reader Baron_Yam summarizes a radically new tiny-but-powerful “opposed-piston engine” created by INNengine of Granada, Spain. “500cc, 120 horsepower, under 40 kilograms (85 pounds). No cylinder head in the motor, no camsha…
New military and commercial craft aim to go far higher than jumbo jets and stay there for months, offering more flexible alternative to satellites. From a report: This month a drone took off from a missile range in New Mexico and climbed into the strat…
U.S. regulators will soon decide on a petition filed by General Motors’ Cruise self-driving technology unit seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without human controls, a top auto safety official said on Wednesday. Fr…
Iran’s deputy roads and urban development minister has announced that 130,000 ships dock at the country’s ports annually in defiance of US sanctions.
Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to commit to adopting Tesla’s electric vehicle charging connectors for its vehicles. The Verge reports: Starting in 2024, the German automaker will offer adapters to its customers so they can access Tesla Superchar…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A decentralized group of safe streets activists in San Francisco realized they can disable Cruise and Waymo robotaxis by placing a traffic cone on a vehicle’s hood, and they’re encouraging others to …
The July 1 deadline for the US airline industry came and went, and not much happened. “We’re not aware of any disruptions specifically related to 5G over the weekend,” wrote Ian Petchenik, director of communications for Flightradar24, on Monday. Mike D…