
Beep, beep, beep Waymo reversing
Self-driving Trucking not as important as ride hailing
Waymo, the self-driving unit owned by Alphabet, is slowing the development of autonomous trucking that's being done by its Via subsidiary.

US court allows violation of Indian sacred land
Yeah, yeah bury my heart at Wounded Knee Custer wants smartcars now
Showing it has learnt nothing in the last 400 years, a US appeals court has denied a last-ditch legal effort to block the construction of what’s expected to be the largest lithium mine in North America on sacred Native American land in Nevada.

Toyota claims it has improved batteries
Another week another battery break-through
Toyota claims it has made a technological breakthrough that will allow it to cut the weight, size, and cost of batteries in half.

Two killed in experimental hybrid car crash
Ironically part of a Life-Save project
Two people are dead after the experimental hybrid electric car in which they were travelling exploded on a Naples highway.

US government gives Ford $9.2 billion loan
We need you to catch up to the Chinese fast
The US government is providing Ford a conditional $9.2 billion loan for constructing three battery factories.