NIO’s patent applications to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office suggest that the company has ideas to improve #EV tech — with plans to charge an #EV at voltages up to 8ooV & power bus devices that can handle 800 volts. Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianblanco/2019/05/30/nios-patent-applications-reveal-ambitious-electric-vehicle-plans/#6fcd7a7531ec Taking a quick look at various NIO patent applications shows that the […]

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Ford aims to incorporate Digit delivery robots, capable of carrying a 40-pound package, into its #AVs program. By eliminating human drivers, delivery costs could decline by 60% & benefits could be in the billions. Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-22/ford-s-way-to-finish-driverless-deliveries-package-carrying-robots Autonomous vehicles will need a human-free way to get things to your doorstep.

The U.S. Postal Service is testing its first long-haul #AV delivery truck, provided by TuSimpleAI, to operate future vehicles that enhance safety, improve services, produce operational savings & reduce emissions. USA TODAY https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/21/us-postal-service-test-autonomous-trucks-transporting-mail/3752641002/ The U.S. Postal Service this month will experiment with self-driving semi-trucks transporting mail between distribution centers in Phoenix and Dallas.

Study indicates that stripes disrupt flies’ visual abilities to have a controlled landing — an insight that has broad implications for #AV tech, which is inspired by insect vision. #AVs https://www.apnews.com/9780792d36654b1490b0e8ce0c65ee9d?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sendto_newslettertest&stream=top LONDON (AP) — Zebra stripes are dazzling — particularly to flies. That’s the conclusion of scientists from the University of Bristol and the University