Wednesday, December 25

Tag: transportation

Mercedes’ new EQS looks a lot more like an S-Class
11Apr By adminNo Comments
Technology

Mercedes’ new EQS looks a lot more like an S-Class

Mercedes-Benz has released a preview of its 2025 EQS electric vehicle model that comes with a new grille design featuring chrome slats against a deep black background along with a standing star on its hood. With just those changes, the upcoming EQS more clearly resembles Benz's S-Class vehicles, its counterpart in the automaker's non-EV lineup, than its predecessor does. In addition to the more traditional Benz look and upgrades that make its seats more comfortable, the 2025 EQS will also come with a larger battery.Its new battery has a larger usable capacity of 118 kWh, compared to the older model's 108.4 kWh. Of course, the higher the kWh, the longer an EV's range is — the first EQS had an EPA-estimated 350 mile-range, so expect Mercedes to announce a longer range than that. The 2025 EQ...
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India looking at creating ‘integrated transport planning agency’ similar to ones in UK, US
7Apr By adminNo Comments
Business

India looking at creating ‘integrated transport planning agency’ similar to ones in UK, US

India plans to establish Integrated Transport Planning Agency (ITPA) to coordinate transportation strategies across surface, railways, shipping, civil aviation. The agency aims to improve efficiency, reduce logistics cost, and enhance freight and truck speed targets by 2030.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); t.async = !0; t.defer =...
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Tesla is reportedly focusing on robotaxis over its planned budget EV
5Apr By adminNo Comments
Technology

Tesla is reportedly focusing on robotaxis over its planned budget EV

Tesla has scrapped plans to make an affordable electric vehicle (EV), according to Reuters. CEO Elon Musk said as recently as January that he was “optimistic” the low-cost EV would arrive in the second half of 2025. The automaker will instead reportedly “go all in” on robotaxis, which Musk has described as the future of transportation.The canceled entry-level EV project — often called “Model 2” — was reportedly codenamed “Redwood.” The automaker had predicted a weekly production volume of 10,000 vehicles, and Musk said, “We’ll be sleeping on the line” to make it a reality. He had previously claimed Tesla was working on two new EV models expected to sell up to five million units annually.For nearly two decades, the CEO has described his long-term goal as using luxury vehicles to build Tesl...
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Biden’s $3.1 Billion Train Ticket to Nowhere
2Jan By adminNo Comments
Health

Biden’s $3.1 Billion Train Ticket to Nowhere

It didn’t get a lot of attention, but last month the White House awarded $3.1 billion to the California High-Speed Rail project. This was supposed to be a bullet train connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles in less than three hours. Instead, its costs keep rising even as the state scales back the plan. Since 2008, when California voters authorized a $10 billion bond issue for the train, they’ve been sold a bill of goods.The original total estimated construction cost to taxpayers was $33 billion. That’s risen to at least $100 billion. The authority decided to offer service between San Francisco and Los Angeles in Phase I, then eventually extend the train service north to Sacramento and south to San Diego. Phase I was to have been completed by 2020. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company...
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All Passengers on Japan Airlines Jet Evacuated After Plane Collision
2Jan By adminNo Comments
World

All Passengers on Japan Airlines Jet Evacuated After Plane Collision

Updated Jan. 2, 2024 7:04 am ETTOKYO—A Japan Coast Guard plane and a Japan Airlines passenger jet collided at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport but all 379 people on board the passenger jet were able to escape, Japan Airlines said.Five of the six people aboard the Coast Guard plane died in the crash, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. He said they were planning to deliver relief supplies to people affected by an earthquake on the Japan Sea coast on New Year’s Day.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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U.S. Navy Destroys Boats Controlled by Iran-Backed Militias in Red Sea
31Dec By adminNo Comments
World

U.S. Navy Destroys Boats Controlled by Iran-Backed Militias in Red Sea

By Benoit Faucon and Carrie Keller-LynnUpdated Dec. 31, 2023 11:26 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)A U.S. Navy vessel destroyed three boats carrying pro-Iranian Yemeni rebels after they attacked a Danish-owned containership early Sunday, the latest in a string of assaults that have disrupted maritime traffic in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided what they described as a key Hamas command post in Khan Younis on Saturday, gathering intelligence as Israel searches for Hamas leaders and underground tunnels in the militant group’s southern stronghold, currently the focus of Israel’s ground campaign in the Gaza Strip.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Delta Throttles Back on Pilot Hiring
30Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Delta Throttles Back on Pilot Hiring

Delta Air Lines plans to hire roughly half as many pilots next year as it did in 2023, the latest sign that a more than two-year-long pilot hiring spree is starting to slow.Major carriers have been hiring pilots at a record clip as they raced to catch up with the rapid rebound in travel demand that followed the Covid-19 pandemic. They hired over 13,000 pilots last year and are on track to bring on nearly as many this year, according to FAPA.aero, a pilot career advisory firm.  Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The New Star on the Political Scene: The Chip Industry
29Dec By adminNo Comments
Technology

The New Star on the Political Scene: The Chip Industry

Updated Dec. 29, 2023 12:06 am ETSemiconductors have played the starring role in state visits. Nvidia’s chief executive was feted by heads of state like a visiting dignitary. Government delegations have shuttled around the globe hobnobbing with chip makers. For an industry that suddenly finds itself as a geopolitical showpiece, the attention is a mixed bag.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The New Star on the Political Scene: The Chip Industry
29Dec By adminNo Comments
World

The New Star on the Political Scene: The Chip Industry

Updated Dec. 29, 2023 12:06 am ETSemiconductors have played the starring role in state visits. Nvidia’s chief executive was feted by heads of state like a visiting dignitary. Government delegations have shuttled around the globe hobnobbing with chip makers. For an industry that suddenly finds itself as a geopolitical showpiece, the attention is a mixed bag.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Hapag-Lloyd to Continue Avoiding Red Sea Despite U.S.-Led Naval Deployment
28Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Hapag-Lloyd to Continue Avoiding Red Sea Despite U.S.-Led Naval Deployment

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said it will continue to avoid the Red Sea because it considers the area is still too dangerous despite the U.S. and allies deploying naval ships to deter further strikes by Houthi militants.“We continuously assess the situation and plan a next review on Friday,” a spokesperson of the German shipping giant said Wednesday. It will continue to reroute its ships via the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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