Waymo plans to relaunch its robotaxi service in New York City, starting with safety driver testing while lobbying to change state law to eventually allow fully autonomous vehicles without human operators. The company has applied for a permit and will b…

Investigators believe Air India Flight 171 had an emergency-power generator operating when it crashed last week, raising questions about whether the plane’s engines functioned properly during takeoff. WSJ: The preliminary finding [non-paywalled source]…

“Walmart is bringing drone deliveries to three more states,” reports CNBC:

On Thursday, the big-box retailer said it plans to launch the speedier delivery option at 100 stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa within the coming year. W…

In Tokyo Mitsubishi is deploying “an innovative new battery swap network for electric cars” in a multi-year test program reports the EV news site Electrek.

But it’s not just for electric cars. Along with the 14 modular battery swapping stations, Mits…

“Cooper Taylor is only 17 years old, but he’s already trying to revolutionize the drone industry,” writes Business Insider:

His design makes the drone more efficient, customizable, and less expensive to construct, he says. He’s built six prototypes, …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Do you remember the Pirelli Cyber Tire? No, it’s not an angular nightmare clad in stainless steel. Rather, it’s a sensor-equipped tire that can inform the car it’s fitted to what’s happening, both …

Flying to London, a Boeing 787 aircraft operated by Air India “crashed shortly after taking off…” reports Bloomberg, “in what stands to be the worst accident involving the U.S. planemaker’s most advanced widebody airliner.”

Flight AI171 was carrying…