Cleantech & EV’s

Einride, a Swedish company focusing on autonomous electric trucks, announced today that their next-generation Pod will use NVIDIA’s “Orin” processor for autonomous driving. Last year, Einride became the first company to make deliveries with a completely driverless heavy truck on public roads with their first-generation T-Pod heavy truck. Their next-generation Pod, available for reservation…

Bird announced today the first ever autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system for electric scooters. If you’ve ever tried a standing electric scooter, you’ll know they’re not very complicated. You have basically three controls: stop, go and turn. And that first one is arguably the most critical of all. Bird’s new AEB system Bird’s latest technological development is designed to ensure…

Energica has just announced a technological partnership designed to develop high tech electric watercraft. The Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer will be teaming up with Italian marine startup Sealence s.r.l. Energica described the company as “an innovative startup that has revolutionized the world of naval propulsion with its own DeepSpeed electric jet.” Together, the two companies…

Tesla is now giving access to service manuals, repair guides, diagnostic tools, and more for free. The new right-to-repair initiative should help owners who want to tinker with their vehicles themselves. Last month, we reported that Tesla was fighting a new “Right to Repair” initiative in Massachusetts, claiming it would weaken its cybersecurity. The initiative, which was on the ballot in…