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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Cars That Think

For four years, Campbell had been using a high-tech implant in her left eye that gave her a crude kind of bionic vision, partially compensating for the genetic disease that had rendered her completely blind in her 30s. “I Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later.

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Proterra beefs up its battery expertise: Q&A CTO Dustin Grace

Charged EVs

Since its founding in 2004, Proterra has grown to become North America’s largest supplier of electric buses. The Proterra Energy division offers a turnkey electrification solution for fleets, including financing, charging infrastructure and maintenance. There’s a financing element as well.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The company launched last month at Green Motors in Berkeley, California. But it now looks like the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is about to adopt some new regulations which could put it out of business quickly. Photograph by Chris Duffey. “For us, the new regulations, especially the warranty, are a deal breaker.&#.

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