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How Motional’s Robotaxi is Making Driverless Vehicles a Safe, Reliable and Accessible Reality

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Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous driving joint venture, Motional, will commercialize its fully driverless Level 4 robotaxi service in Las Vegas by the end of 2026, underpinned by a ‘Safety First’ approach and a transition to end-to-end (E2E) AI motion planning. Autonomous driving is advancing from promise to reality. Motional — … [continued]

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When Next-Generation Geothermal Meets First-of-a-Kind Reality

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Eavor is a next-generation geothermal energy company that set out to solve one of the long-standing limits of geothermal power. Conventional geothermal electrical generation only works where naturally permeable, water bearing hot rock exists close enough to the surface. Eavor’s idea was different. Instead of relying on naturally flowing hot … [continued]

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The Opportunity Costs of Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone

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Germany has now completed and pressurized roughly 400 km of hydrogen backbone pipeline with no connected suppliers and no contracted customers, a pipeline from nowhere to nowhere. The infrastructure exists and is operational, but no hydrogen is flowing to anyone who has agreed to pay for it. This is not … [continued]

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