Phys.org – Automotive

Artificial intelligence-powered photographic inspections, 3D-printed tools and augmented-reality training headsets are part of Ford Motor Co.’s strategy to improve vehicle quality, something that has continued to plague its financial results.This post was originally published on […]

Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country’s demographic crisis.This post was originally published on this […]

On a recent morning, a self-driving car navigated a curvy Chattanooga street by “listening” to the road’s reflective lane markers. Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Western Michigan University researchers demonstrated the technology to officials with […]

Container ports are important hubs in the global trade network. They have seen enormous growth in their roles over recent years and operational demands are always changing, especially as more sophisticated logistics systems emerge.This post […]

Volkswagen on Tuesday axed an agreement protecting jobs in Germany that had been in place three decades, as the ailing auto titan pushes ahead with a controversial cost-cutting plan.This post was originally published on this […]

Many more New Zealanders now choose to get around by bike than a few years ago. A Ministry of Transport survey reports 36% of people say they have cycled in the past 12 months, and […]

When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced. A research group at Chalmers University […]

BMW said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brakes and cut its outlook for the year, sending the German luxury carmaker’s shares tumbling.This post was originally published on […]

Scientists say they have designed a propeller system that can replace electrical and diesel-operated engines currently used to drive ferries plowing through the seas on pre-determined routes.This post was originally published on this site

Trains for what is being called the nation’s first true high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area will be built at a new factory in upstate New York, Senate Majority Leader […]