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Rowan Calder

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Trucks

Driverless big rigs are now hauling freight across Texas with no one in the cab — robot trucks running the Dallas-to-Houston route cheaper than a human driver

May 25, 2026

Aircraft

An electric air taxi just completed its first piloted flight across a major city — a battery-powered aircraft built to leapfrog rush-hour gridlock

May 25, 2026

SUV’s

An electric SUV that recharges itself from the sun is finally reaching driveways — body panels made of solar cells adding dozens of free miles a week

May 25, 2026

Transportation

Robotaxis were built to handle any road — but Waymo just yanked its driverless cars off freeways and out of four cities the moment heavy rain moved in

May 25, 2026

Transportation

A cargo ship just crossed an ocean partly powered by giant rigid sails — towering wing-like blades that slashed its fuel use on a trans-Atlantic run

May 25, 2026

Electric Vehicles

More than half of new cars sold in China are now electric or hybrid — a tipping point the U.S. market is still years away from reaching

May 24, 2026

Electric Vehicles

Used electric cars now cost barely more than gas models — and most still hold over 90% of their original range after years on the road

May 24, 2026

Cars

Robotaxis are now giving more than 250,000 paid rides a week in U.S. cities — driverless cars quietly crossing from experiment to everyday commute

May 24, 2026

Watercraft

The world’s largest electric ship just entered service — a ferry carrying 2,100 passengers and 225 cars across the water on battery power alone

May 24, 2026

Aircraft

A hydrogen-powered aircraft just completed its longest test flight yet — a zero-emission engine that burns hydrogen instead of a drop of jet fuel

May 24, 2026

Aircraft

China just flew a stealth drone built to refuel other aircraft in midair — an unmanned tanker that could push its fighters deep into the Pacific

May 24, 2026

Aircraft

A startup just flew a 9-seat electric plane on a real regional route — a battery-powered commuter aiming to make short hops cheaper than driving

May 24, 2026

Watercraft

Fully autonomous cargo ships are edging toward open water — crewless vessels are now winning clearance to haul freight along fixed coastal routes with no one aboard

May 23, 2026

Trucks

The self-driving truck is beating the self-driving car to market — long, predictable highway hauls are letting robot big rigs launch years ahead of robotaxis

May 23, 2026

Electric Vehicles

The first cars carrying true solid-state batteries are reaching the road this year — promising far more range and no liquid inside to burst into flame

May 23, 2026

Electric Vehicles

CATL says it will start mass-producing sodium-ion EV batteries this year — cells that cost less than lithium and hold up far better in bitter cold

May 23, 2026

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